African American grandparents' and adolescent grandchildren's sexuality communication

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-346

  Cornelius, Judith Bacchus ^a,b   LeGrand, Sara ^a   Jemmott, Loretta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent grandchildren; African American grandparents; Church; Sexuality communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; ROLE PLAYING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROTESTANTISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUALITY; VIRGINIA;

EID: 51649116709     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840708321336     Document Type: Article

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