Community factors shaping early age at first sex among adolescents in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-175

  Stephenson, Rob ^a   Simon, Calleen ^a   Finneran, Catherine ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Africa; Community; Multiple partnerships; Sexual behaviour; Sexual debut; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BURKINA FASO; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; MALAWI; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BURKINA FASO; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIA; PARENTING; RELIGION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903462313     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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