Associations between family factors and premarital heterosexual relationships among female college students in Tehran

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-39

  Khalaj, Farideh ^a   Farahani, Abadi ^a   Cleland, John ^b   Mehryar, Amir Hooshang ^c  

^a Population Studies and Research Centre   (Iran)

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

^c Institute for Research and Planning in Higher Education   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IRAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; IRAN; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960985872     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3703011     Document Type: Article

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