Child labor and sexual assault among girls in Maiduguri, Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-67

  Audu, Bala ^a   Geidam, Ado ^a   Jarma, Hajara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Child labor; Education; Nigeria; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD LABOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; WORKING TIME;

EID: 57349101726     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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