Predictors of risky sexual behavior among adolescents in Tanzania

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-99

  Masatu, Melkiory C ^a   Kazaura, Method R ^b   Ndeki, Sidney ^a   Mwampambe, Ramadhan ^a  

^a Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV; Risky sexual behavior; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CONDOMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TANZANIA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149083205     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9292-x     Document Type: Review

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