Correlates of ever had sex and of recent sex among teenagers and young unmarried adults in the Democratic Republic of Congo

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 585-593

  Kayembe, Kalambayi Patrick ^a   Mapatano, Mala Ali ^a   Busangu, Fatuma Alphonsine ^a   Nyandwe, Kyloka Jean ^a   Mashinda, Kulimba Désiré ^a   Musema, Mulakilwa Godefroid ^a   Kibungu, Jocelyne Pemba ^a   Matamba, Tshingombe Léonard ^b   Mayala, Mabasi Godefroid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

^b Programme National d'Approvisionnement en Medicaments   (Congo)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlates; Democratic Republic of Congo; First sex; Recent sex; Teenagers; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONGO; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SINGLE MAN; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SINGLE PERSON;

EID: 45749147466     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9290-z     Document Type: Article

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