Sexual practices among unmarried adolescents in Tanzania

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kazaura, Method R ^a   Masatu, Melkiory C ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TANZANIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350350350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-373     Document Type: Article

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