Reported heterosexual intercourse and related behaviours among primary school pupils in Kinondoni district, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 235-245

  Kakoko, Deodatus C V ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

heterosexual intercourse; primary school pupils; sexual experience; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TANZANIA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872388082     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.738829     Document Type: Article

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