Parent-teen communication about sex in urban thai families

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 380-396

  Rhucharoenpornpanich, Orratai ^a   Chamratrithirong, Aphichat ^a   Fongkaew, Warunee ^b   Miller, Brenda A ^c   Cupp, Pamela K ^c   Rosati, Michael J ^d   Byrnes, Hilary F ^c   Atwood, Katharine A ^c   Chookhare, Warunee ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^e CSN and Association Co Ltd   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTRACEPTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RELIGION AND SEX; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; THAILAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84859805909     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.626668     Document Type: Review

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