Effect of sex education programme on at-risk sexual behaviour of school-going adolescents in Ilorin, Nigeria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-125

  Esere, Mary Ogechi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

At risk sexual behaviour; School going adolescents, Nigeria; Sex education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349169457     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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