Sexual Behavior Prevalence and Its Predictors Among Students in an American University.
Understanding the relationships and sexual behavior of university students will help educators and service-providers meet the reproductive health needs of students. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of relationship behaviors and their predictors among students attending an American univ...
| Publicado en: | Sexuality & Culture Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 1547 - 1564 |
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