(Not) talking about sex: Couple reports of sexual discussion and expression in Bangalore, India

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-156

  McDougall, Janna ^a   Edmeades, Jeffrey ^a   Krishnan, Suneeta ^b  

^a International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW)   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Reproductive health; Sexual expression; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650329690     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2010.520740     Document Type: Article

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