Sexual Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among unmarried migrant female workers in China: A comparative analysis

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Tang, Jie ^a,b   Gao, Xiaohui ^a   Yu, Yizhen ^a   Ahmed, Niman ^a   Zhu, Huiping ^a   Wang, Jiaji ^b   Du, Yukai ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE PERSON; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83155163784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-917     Document Type: Article

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