Risk and Protective Correlates of Young Women's First Sexual Experiences in Rakai, Uganda.
CONTEXT: Sexually active young women bear the brunt of the HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. Information is needed on risk and protective correlates at the family, partner and individual level for the design of programs to encourage safer sexual behaviors and reduce HIV risk among young women. MET...
| Publicado en: | International Perspectives on Sexual & Reproductive Health Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 153 - 163 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Guttmacher Institute, Inc.
Sep2013
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