Female adolescents' educational choices about reproductive health modules

American Journal of Sexuality Education

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-86

  Gold, Melanie A ^a,b   Chiappetta, Laurel ^c,d   Young, Amanda J ^e   Zuckoff, Allan ^a   DiClemente, Carlo C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Contraception; Education; Female adolescents; Pregnancy; Reproductive health; Satisfaction; Sexual behavior; Stage of readiness; STDs

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749137024     PISSN: 15546128     EISSN: 15546136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J455v03n01_05     Document Type: Article

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