Sexual behaviour and contraceptive use among Swedish high school students in two cities: Comparisons between genders, study programmes, and over time

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-46

  Hggström Nordin, Elisabet ^a,d   Borneskog, Catrin ^a,b   Eriksson, Mats ^b   Tydén, Tanja ^c  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes; Sexual behaviour; Sweden; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWEDEN; TREND STUDY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COITUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751479759     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2010.536922     Document Type: Article

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