Perceptions and Experiences of First Sexual Intercourse in Australian Adolescent Females

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Perceptions and Experiences of First Sexual Intercourse in Australian Adolescent Females

To better understand the factors that influence the initiation of first intercourse among adolescent females and to explore the context in which this occurs.A purposive sample of sexually active female teenagers aged between 14 and 19 years were recruited from sexual and reproductive health clinics...

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Main Authors:	Skinner, R. S, Smith, J., Fenwick, Jennifer, Fyfe, Susan, Hendriks, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2008
Subjects:	Sexual Behaviour Sexual initiation Adolescence Australia Qualitative research
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18791

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