Sex education in Swedish schools as described by young women

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 210-224

  Ekstrand, Maria ^a   Engblom, Camilla ^a   Larsson, Margareta ^b   Tydén, Tanja ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Sex education; Sweden; Teenage girls; Young women

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CONDYLOMA; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956106823     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2011.561937     Document Type: Article

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