Associations of sexual risk-taking with having intercourse before 15 years in adolescent females in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-204

  Langille, Donald B ^a   Asbridge, Mark ^a   Flowerdew, Gordon ^a   Allen, Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

early sexual debut; sexual risk behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONDOM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NOVA SCOTIA; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953981179     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09087     Document Type: Article

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