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TEENAGE CHILDBEARING IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES [PDF]

In spite of the rapid fertility transition experienced by most LAC countries, teenage fertility has not changed at the same pace or direction. Given early childbearing is deleterious for both mother and child, we describe the differentials in the levels ...
CARMEN ELISA FLOREZ, JAIRO NÚÑEZ
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Attitudes towards abortion and contraception in rural and urban Burkina Faso [PDF]

Using results from the ethnographic literature and two qualitative studies on people’s representations of different means of birth control (abstinence, contraception, abortion) in two populations in Burkina Faso (one rural and one urban), we designed a ...
Clémentine Rossier
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Status among Young Peoples in Nepal: Opportunities and Barriers for Sexual Health Education and Services Utilization [PDF]

, 2008
This article attempts to summarise the situation of sexual and reproductive health among young people in Nepal. Modernisation and social transformation are occurring rapidly in Nepalese society.
Regmi, Pramod, Simkhada, Padam, van Teijlingen, Edwin   +2 more
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Premarital Sexual Practice and Associated factors among Orphan Adolecents in Selected Charity Organizations of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014.

, 2014
Background: Adolescence is a period of great physical, mental and emotional turmoil; teenagers in curiosity to prove their sexuality start experimenting sex. Premarital sex during adolescence is often unprotected against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
openaire   +1 more source

Nurse-Led Brief Intervention for Enhancing Safe Sex Practice Among Emerging Adults in Hong Kong Using Instant Messaging: Feasibility Study

JMIR Formative Research
BackgroundThe incidence of sexually transmitted infections has been increasing throughout the world. Additionally, substantial changes in emerging adults’ attitudes toward sex and the popularization of premarital sex could further
Sharon Hoi Lam Pak, Man Ping Wang, Anne M Teitelman, Janet Yuen Ha Wong, Daniel Yee Tak Fong, Edmond Pui Hang Choi   +5 more
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The Influence of Religiosity on Contraceptive Use and Abortion in the United States [PDF]

, 2007
The CDC has conducted the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) every three to seven years between 1973 and 2002 to describe contraceptive use among women in the U.S.
Fehring, Richard, Ohlendorf, Jennifer
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The Existence of Customary Criminal Justice in Resolving Moral Offenses in Mentawai

Hakamain
This study investigates the existence and practice of customary criminal justice in resolving moral offenses within the Mentawai community. Using a field research design with a qualitative approach, primary data were collected through direct observation,
Hidayatul Azizah, Helfi Helfi, Hamdani Hamdani, Larasati Khoirunnisa, Sahrizal Sahrizal   +4 more
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Students\u27 Perceptions of Parental, Peer and Religious Influences on Sexual Attitudes and Behavior [PDF]

, 2010
The present study examines the association between parental, peer and religious influences and the sexual attitudes and behaviors of college students.
Dean, Heather
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Ethnic differentials in the timing of family formation [PDF]

Ethnic differentials in the timing of family formation in Fiji cannot be adequately explained by the norms, characteristics, minority group, and interaction hypotheses.
Heather Booth
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Emerging Sexual Ethics and the Erosion of African Ethos [PDF]

, 2019
The emerging sexual ethics that characterise the contemporary society, remains new to Africa, a phase of the erosion of African ethos, and a negation of the sacredness and classical norms of sex, which deserves to be addressed by all and sundry.
Ndoma, Besong Eric
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