Correlates of sexual risk among sexual minority and heterosexual South African youths

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1265-1269

  Thurston, Idia B ^a   Dietrich, Janan ^b   Bogart, Laura M ^c   Otwombe, Kennedy N ^b   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^d   Nkala, Busiswe ^b   Gray, Glenda E ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDOM; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84902674920     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301865     Document Type: Article

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