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Midwifery and Reproductive Health Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran; Population Studies and Research Center in Asia and the Pacific, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England
3
Department of Behavioural Science, Institute for Research on Managment and Planning, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: This paper aims to examine the reproductive health and behaviors which might expose young people at risks of STIs/HIV and potential correlates of such behaviors among female college students in Tehran. Methods: This paper focuses on the study conducted on a sample of 1743 female undergraduate students in four multidisciplinary universities in Tehran during 2005-2006 using a two-stage stratified cluster sampling. The main focus was to determine the predictors of premarital heterosexual reproductive behavior among female students. Results: The mean age of the unmarried students was 21.4 years. Low self-efficacy (OR=7.87, p
Khalajabadi Farahani,F , Cleland,J and Mehryar,A H . (2012). Correlates and Determinants of Reproductive Behavior among Female University Students in Tehran. Journal of Reproduction & Infertility, 13(1), 39-51.
MLA
Khalajabadi Farahani,F , , Cleland,J , and Mehryar,A H . "Correlates and Determinants of Reproductive Behavior among Female University Students in Tehran", Journal of Reproduction & Infertility, 13, 1, 2012, 39-51.
HARVARD
Khalajabadi Farahani F, Cleland J, Mehryar A H. (2012). 'Correlates and Determinants of Reproductive Behavior among Female University Students in Tehran', Journal of Reproduction & Infertility, 13(1), pp. 39-51.
CHICAGO
F Khalajabadi Farahani, J Cleland and A H Mehryar, "Correlates and Determinants of Reproductive Behavior among Female University Students in Tehran," Journal of Reproduction & Infertility, 13 1 (2012): 39-51,
VANCOUVER
Khalajabadi Farahani F, Cleland J, Mehryar A H. Correlates and Determinants of Reproductive Behavior among Female University Students in Tehran. JRI. 2012;13(1):39-51.
