Sexual practices of young educated men: Implications for further research and health education in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-26

  Raheel, Hafsa ^a   Mahmood, Muhammad Afzal ^b   Binsaeed, Abdulaziz ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

public health; sexual behavior; young people

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EROTICA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SAUDI ARABIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EROTICA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874778560     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds055     Document Type: Article

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