Factors associated with age at first sexual initiation among youths in Gamo Gofa, South West Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Tilahun, Marelign ^a   Ayele, Gistane ^a  

^a ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATHA; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CATHA; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881150328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-622     Document Type: Article

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