Geographical variations and contextual effects on age of initiation of sexual intercourse among women in Nigeria: A multilevel and spatial analysis

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Uthman, Olalekan A ^a  

^a Center for Evidence Based Global Health Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

FISTULA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 44949179730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-7-27     Document Type: Article

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