How well protected are sexually active 15-year olds? Cross-national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002-2006

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse ^a   Baban, Adriana ^b   Boyce, William ^c   Godeau, Emmanuelle ^d   Wagener, Yolande ^e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Contraception use; Cross national comparisons; HBSC; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONDOM; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ISRAEL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 69249219267     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-5412-x     Document Type: Article

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