Sexual behavior and the influencing factors among out of school female adolescents in Mushin market, Lagos, Nigeria

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Odeyemi, Kofoworola ^a   Onajole, Adebayo ^a   Ogunowo, Babatunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Nigeria; Out of school; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; MARKET; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL STATUS; ADULT; CHILD; COITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549134215     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2009.21.1.101     Document Type: Article

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