Do men and women report their sexual partnerships differently? Evidence from Kisumu, Kenya

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 181-190

  Clark, Shelley ^a   Kabiru, Caroline ^b   Zulu, Eliya ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^c African Institute for Development Policy   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

KENYA; KISUMU; NYANZA;

EID: 84858680205     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3718111     Document Type: Article

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