A Multicenter Survey of Contraceptive Knowledge among Adolescents in North America

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 274-276

  Sokkary, Nancy ^a,b   Mansouri, Roshanak ^a   Yoost, Jennie ^c   Focseneanu, Mariel ^d   Dumont, Tania ^e   Nathwani, Meera ^f   Allen, Lisa ^e   Hertweck, S Paige ^c   Dietrich, Jennifer E ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Contraception; Contraceptive knowledge

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ETONOGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIRTH CONTROL; CHILD; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG IMPLANT; ETHNICITY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENTS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CHILD; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883558736     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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