Prevalence and correlates of sexual risk behaviors among jamaican adolescents

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-15

  Ishida, Kanako ^a   Stupp, Paul ^b   McDonald, Olivia ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c National Family Planning Board   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

JAMAICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COITUS; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COITUS; CONDOMS; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAMAICA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960987071     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3700611     Document Type: Article

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