Youth sexual health improvement in Estonia, 19902009: The role of sexuality education and youth-friendly services

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 351-362

  Haldre, Kai ^a,b   Part, Kai ^a   Ketting, Evert ^c  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^b West Tallinn Central Hospital Pelgulinna Maternity Home   (Estonia)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

School based sexuality education; Youth sexual health; Youth friendly sexual heath services

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONORRHEA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866262395     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2012.696751     Document Type: Article

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