Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 249-258 , March 2008

Long-Term Effects of a Community-Based Program on Contraceptive Use Among Sexually Active Unmarried Youth in Shanghai, China

  • Xiaowen Tu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Social Science on Reproductive Health, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Chaohua Lou, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Social Science on Reproductive Health, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China
    • ,
  • Ersheng Gao, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Social Science on Reproductive Health, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ersheng Gao, Department of Epidemiology and Social Science on Reproductive Health, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, 2140 Xie Tu Road, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.
    • ,
  • Iqbal H. Shah, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Received 8 December 2006 ,Accepted 24 August 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00431-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.08.028

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 249-258 , March 2008

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