Early age at first sex: Associations with sexual health and sociodemographic factors among a sample of young music festival attendees in Melbourne

Sexual Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 359-365

  Vella, Alyce M ^a   Agius, Paul A ^a   Bowring, Anna L ^a   Hellard, Margaret E ^a,b   Lim, Megan S C ^a,b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; behaviour; condom use; risk; sexual debut

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE AT FIRST SEX; ARTICLE; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE USE;

EID: 84907012195     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH14058     Document Type: Article

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