Do Thai parents really know about the sexual risk taking of their children? A qualitative study in Bangkok

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 391-397

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

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d CSN and Associates   (Thailand)

^e Pacific Institute of Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^f PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Qualitative study; Sexual risk taking; Thai urban parent; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALITY; THAILAND; TRUST; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALITY; THAILAND; TRUST; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84865968018     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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