Sexual behaviour and knowledge among adolescents in Ireland

Sexual Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-249

  Drennan, Jonathan ^a   Hyde, Abbey ^a   Howlett, Etaoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; IRELAND; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENSTRUATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRELAND; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349102974     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09004     Document Type: Article

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