HIV risk and adolescent behaviors in Africa

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 433-438

  Case, Anne ^a   Paxson, Christina ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84879105889     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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