title: Initiation of sexual activity among female adolescents.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Forste
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Heaton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005843:Geography; D006266:Health Education; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012067:Religion; D012424:Rural Population; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D044465:White People
keywords: Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Blacks; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Educational Status; Ethnic Groups; Geographic Factors; Health Education; Hispanics; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Premarital Sex Behavior; Religion; Reproductive Behavior; Rural Population; Sex Behavior; Sex Education; Spatial Distribution; United States; Urban Population; Whites; Youth