Adolescent health : reassessing the passage to adulthood

This paper reviews current data on the health of adolescents in developing countries, with a focus on young women. It assesses regional trends in sexual knowledge, contraception, marriage, fertility, and sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS. Issues of sexual abuse and genital mutilation are...

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Main Author: Senderowitz, Judith
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1995
Series:World Bank discussion papers no. 272
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