Assessment of risky sexual behaviors and risk perception among youths in Western Ethiopia: The influences of family and peers: A comparative cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Negeri, Elias Legesse ^a  

^a WOLLEGA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Family influence; In school; Nekemte; Out of school; Peer influence; Risk perception; Sexual risk behaviors; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899735343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-301     Document Type: Article

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