The socio-political context of migration and reproductive health disparities: The case of early sexual initiation among Mexican-origin immigrant young women

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue , 2017, Pages 85-93

  Coleman Minahan, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Mexican origin immigrants; Reproductive health; Sexual initiation; USA

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; GENDER DISPARITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LATINO PEOPLE; MIGRANT WORKER; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STEREOTYPY; ADULT; COLORADO; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEXICO; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COLORADO; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEXICO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 85015434804     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.03.011     Document Type: Article

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