Citation

Ryu E, Kim K, Kwon H. J. Sch. Health 2007; 77(9): 615-622.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American School Health Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00241.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Background:  The proportion of adolescents experiencing unwanted pregnancy and abortion caused by the premature initiation of sexual intercourse is increasing at an alarming rate in Korea. This study aimed at developing a theoretical model for identifying individual and environmental risk factors affecting the initiation of sexual intercourse by adolescents.