Swedish high school students' knowledge and attitudes regarding fertility and family building

Reproductive Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ekelin, Maria ^a   Åkesson, Cecilia ^b   Ångerud, Malin ^b   Kvist, Linda J ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fertility; High school students; Infertility; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTHOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT T TEST; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFERTILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858611845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-9-6     Document Type: Review

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