Sexual Health Behavior Interventions for U.S. Latino Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-149

  Cardoza, Vicky J ^a   Documét, Patricia I ^b   Fryer, Craig S ^c   Gold, Melanie A ^d   Butler, James ^c  

^a National Council of La Raza   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Contraception; Hispanics; Latinos; Sexual health education; Teenage pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANILINGUS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAFE SEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84858279117     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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