Community context and the prevalence of premarital sex among young women in Kenya and the Philippines: Trends and differences from 1993 to 2003

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 512-522

  Chiao, Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community context; Population based survey; Premarital sex; Young women

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREND ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; PHILIPPINES; PREMARITAL SEX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

KENYA; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 77949266498     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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