Qualitative Inquiry into Premarital Sexual Behaviours and Contraceptive Use among Multiethnic Young Women: Implications for Education and Future Research

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Wong, Li Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALAY; MALAYSIA; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEER PRESSURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871319609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051745     Document Type: Article

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