Perceptions of adolescents' sexual behavior among mothers living with and without HIV: Does dyadic sex communication matter?

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 788-801

  Marhefka, Stephanie L ^a,b   Mellins, Claude Ann ^a   Brackis Cott, Elizabeth ^a   Dolezal, Curtis ^a   Ehrhardt, Anke A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV; Parent child relations; Sexual activity; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349237856     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-007-9284-y     Document Type: Article

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