Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 662

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence, associated risk factors and consequences of premarital sex among female students in Aletawondo High School, Sidama Zone, Ethiopia

Emebet Tekletsadik
  • Emebet Tekletsadik
  • School of Public and Environmental Health, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
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Debebe Shaweno
  • Debebe Shaweno
  • School of Public and Environmental Health, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
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Deresse Daka*
  • Deresse Daka*
  • Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 02 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 09 May 2014
  •  Published: 31 July 2014

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