The sexual behaviour of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns and trends from national surveys

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 796-807

  Doyle, Aoife M ^a   Mavedzenge, Sue Napierala ^a,b   Plummer, Mary L ^c   Ross, David A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Africa epidemiology; Review; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGE CLASS; CHILDBEARING; CONDOM USE; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; LITERATURE REVIEW; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREND ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84862765720     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03005.x     Document Type: Review

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