Narratives of sexual health risk and protection amongst young people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-277

  McMichael, Celia ^a   Gifford, Sandra ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Refugee; Settlement; Sexual health; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; REFUGEES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950967004     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050903359265     Document Type: Article

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