Risk factors, parental communication, self and peers' beliefs as predictors of condom use among female adolescents attending family planning clinics

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-170

  Weinman, Maxine L ^a   Small, Eusebius ^a   Buzi, Ruth S ^b   Smith, Peggy B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; Female adolescents; Parental communication; Risk factors; Self and peers' beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249112469     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-008-0118-0     Document Type: Article

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