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Bridging the information gap: sexual maturity and reproductive health problems among youth in Tanzania

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1997

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Leshebari, M. T
Kaaya, S. F

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Health Transition Centre, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University

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The paper presents a brief review of the available literature on exposure to premarital sexual intercourse in the youth population, then discusses youth’s current and preferred sources of reproductive health information, as well as the contexts of both acquisition of such information and exposure to coital experiences; what is known regarding consequences of unprotected premarital sexual intercourse among young people; and barriers to reproductive health information and services as well as potential approaches to solutions.

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Tanzania, sexual maturity, premarital sex, reproductive health information, socio-economic factors

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/41407
 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/41407

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