Virginity Pledges Among the Willing: Delays in First Intercourse and Consistency of Condom Use

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-348

  Martino, Steven C ^a   Elliott, Marc N ^a   Collins, Rebecca L ^a   Kanouse, David E ^a   Berry, Sandra H ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Adolescent sexual behavior; Condom use; Intercourse initiation; Propensity score; Sexual initiation; Virginity pledge

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COITUS; CONDOMS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; RELIGION; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52049116304     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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