Incidence and predictors of adolescent's early sexual debut after three decades of HIV interventions in tanzania: A time to debut analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Mmbaga, Elia John ^a   Leonard, Frida ^b   Leyna, Germana Henry ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b Pact Tanzania   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864399590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041700     Document Type: Article

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