Pattern of risky sexual behavior and associated factors among undergraduate students of the university of port harcourt, rivers state, Nigeria

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Imaledo, John Abdulrahman ^a   Peter Kio, Opirite Boma ^b   Asuquo, Eme Olukemi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Isky sexual behaviour; Pattern; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

EID: 84871522033     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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