Understanding Pregnancy-Related Attitudes and Behaviors: A Mixed-Methods Study of Homeless Youth

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 252-261

  Tucker, Joan S ^a   Sussell, Jesse ^a   Golinelli, Daniela ^a   Zhou, Annie ^a   Kennedy, David P ^a   Wenzel, Suzanne L ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870888439     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4425212     Document Type: Article

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