Predictors of sexual debut among young adolescents in Nairobi's informal settlements

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-31

  Marston, Milly ^a   Beguy, Donatien ^b   Kabiru, Caroline ^b   Cleland, John ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; GENDER ISSUE; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COITUS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COITUS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POVERTY AREAS; PREGNANCY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 84876090646     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3902213     Document Type: Article

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