Sexual behaviour and sexual and reproductive health education: A cross-sectional study in Romania

Reproductive Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rada, Cornelia ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Condom use; First intercourse; Knowing one's first sexual partner; Romania; Safe sex; Sex education; Sexual and reproductive health; Sexual behaviour; Socio demographic characteristics; Virginity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; ROMANIA; RURAL AREA; SAFE SEX; SCHOOL; SEX AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; ROMANIA; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84902750271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-11-48     Document Type: Article

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