Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 369-377 , November 2003

Parental presence and adolescent reproductive health among the Nairobi urban poor

  • Pierre Ngom, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya (P.N.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Pierre Ngom, Ph.D., African Population and Health Research Center, P.O. Box 10787, 00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya.
    • ,
  • Monica A Magadi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK (M.A.M.)
    • ,
  • Tom Owuor, Ph.D. Candidate

      Affiliations

    • Sociology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA (T.O.)

,Accepted 12 April 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(03)00213-1

doi: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00213-1

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 369-377 , November 2003

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