Premarital romantic partnerships: Attitudes and sexual experiences of youth in Delhi, India

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Jaya, ^a   Hindin, Michelle J ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; GENDER DISPARITY; MEDIA ROLE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TELEVISION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349126916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3509709     Document Type: Article

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