Timing of first sex before marriage and its correlates: Evidence from India

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 327-341

  Santhya, K G ^a   Acharya, Rajib ^a   Jejeebhoy, Shireen J ^a   Ram, Usha ^b  

^a India Habitat Centre   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

India; Sexual behaviour; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251643513     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2010.534819     Document Type: Article

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