School-based sex education is associated with reduced risky sexual behaviour and sexually transmitted infections in young adults

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-57

  Vivancos, R ^a,b   Abubakar, I ^c   Phillips Howard, P ^d   Hunter, P R ^e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age at first intercourse; Sex education; Sexually transmitted infections; Unprotected intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL-BASED SEXUAL EDUCATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84872616359     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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