A quasi-experimental evaluation of parents as sexual health educators resulting in delayed sexual initiation and increased access to condoms

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-223

  Campero, Lourdes ^a   Walker, Dilys ^a   Atienzo, Erika E ^a   Gutierrez, Juan Pablo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual health; Condoms; Emergency contraception; Preventive intervention, parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COITUS; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79951943229     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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