The influence of early sexual debut and sexual violence on adolescent pregnancy: A matched case-control study in Jamaica

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-28

  Baumgartner, Joy Noel ^a   Geary, Cynthia Waszak ^a   Tucker, Heidi ^a   Wedderburn, Maxine ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; GENDER ISSUE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

EID: 84865462539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3502109     Document Type: Article

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