Role of parents in adolescent sexual activity and contraceptive use in four African countries

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 72-81

  Biddlecom, Ann ^a   Awusabo Asare, Kofi ^b   Bankole, Akinrinola ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; HEALTH CARE; LOGISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; EAST AFRICA; GHANA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WEST AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURKINA FASO; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALAWI; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BURKINA FASO; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAWI; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349130059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3507209     Document Type: Article

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