Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Potential Interventions

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2016, Pages S11-S28

  Salam, Rehana A ^a   Faqqah, Anadil ^a   Sajjad, Nida ^a   Lassi, Zohra S ^b   Das, Jai K ^a   Kaufman, Miriam ^c   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a,c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual health; Contraception; Genital mutilation; Reproductive health; Sexual health education; Teenage pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CONDOM USE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84992482388     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.05.022     Document Type: Review

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