Levels of change in adolescent sexual behavior in three Asian Cities

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Zabin, Laurie Schwab ^a   Emerson, Mark R ^a   Nan, Li ^a   Chaohua, Lou ^b   Ersheng, Gao ^b   Minh, Nguyen Huu ^c   Chuang, Yi Li ^d   Hurng, Baai Shyun ^d   Bishai, David ^a   Blum, Robert W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^c Institute for Family and Gender Studies   (Viet Nam)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MODERNIZATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; URBAN SOCIETY; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASIA; CHINA; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549112508     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2009.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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