Knowledge, attitudes, and resources of sex education among female adolescents in public and private schools in Central Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1001-1009

  Alquaiz, Aljoharah M ^a   Almuneef, Maha A ^b   Minhas, Hafsa R ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877018034     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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