Starting young: Sexual initiation and HIV prevention in early adolescence

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-109

  Dixon Mueller, Ruth ^a,b  

^a International Women's Health Coalition ^*  (Costa Rica)

^b International Women's Health Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Africa; Asia; HIV prevention; Latin America; Risk factors; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58149104076     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9376-2     Document Type: Review

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