Do parents talk to their adolescent children about sex?-findings from a community survey in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 239-246

  Hu, Yun ^a   Wong, Mee Lian ^a   Prema, V ^b   Wong, Mun Loke ^b   Fong, Ngan Phoon ^a   Tsai, Fen Fang ^a   Vijaya, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Health Promotion Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Condom use; Confidence level; Importance; Parent child sexuality communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

EID: 84863902260     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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