Sexual risk behaviour among in-school adolescents in public secondary schools in a Southwestern City in Nigeria

International Journal of Health Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-251

  Olugbenga Bello, Adenike I ^a   Adebimpe, Wusiu O ^b   Abodunrin, Olugbenga L ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Nigeria (GHAIN)   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV AIDs; Risky sexual behaviours; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

EID: 77953440760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15969819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ijhr.v2i3.47908     Document Type: Article

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