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Role of Parents in Adolescent Sexual Activity And Contraceptive Use in Four African Countries

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ID19545127
AuthorsAnn Biddlecom (0000-0001-9385-2592, Guttmacher Institute), Kofi Awusabo-Asare (0000-0003-3633-6668, University of Cape Coast), Akinrinola Bankole (0000-0003-3220-9477, Guttmacher Institute)
Year2009
Volume35
Issue02
Pages072-081
Publication date2009-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1944-0391 • E-ISSN: 1944-0405
PublisherGuttmacher Institute (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1363/3507209
OpenAlexW4230926041
LanguageEN
Citations received63
References cited7

Parents have an influence on the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents,but evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa is limited.A better understanding of the relationship between different dimensions of parenting and recent sexual activity and contraceptive use is needed in the region

Developing country · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family planning · Fertility · Population · Research methodology · Sexual behavior · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology

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