ERICA: sexual initiation and contraception in Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of sexual initiation and contraceptive use at the last sexual intercourse of Brazilian adolescents, according to sociodemographic features. METHODS The data were obtained from the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), a national schoo...

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Main Authors: Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Elizabeth Fujimori, Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir, Christiane Borges do Nascimento Chofakian, Ana Júlia Pantoja de Moraes, George Dantas Azevedo, Karine Ferreira dos Santos, Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000200307&lng=en&tlng=en