Family, friends, and other sources of information associated with the initiation of sexual relations by adolescents in El Salvador;Familia, amigos y otras fuentes de información asociadas al inicio de las relaciones sexuales en adolescentes de El Salvador

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-61

  Ruiz Canela, Miguel ^a   López Del Burgo, Cristina ^a   Carlos, Silvia ^a   Calatrava, María ^b   Osorio, Alfonso ^b   De Irala, Jokin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; El Salvador; Sexual behavior; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; LIFESTYLE; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EL SALVADOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HABIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; LEISURE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EL SALVADOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

SALVADORIA;

EID: 84859753135     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892012000100008     Document Type: Article

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