title: Social change in adolescent sexual behavior, mate selection, and premarital pregnancy rates in a Kikuyu community.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Worthman
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Whiting
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005298:Fertility; D006266:Health Education; D007086:Illegitimacy; D007630:Kenya; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012098:Reproduction; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012922:Social Change; D012939:Social Planning
keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Development Planning; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; Educational Status; English Speaking Africa; Female Genital Mutilation; Fertility; Health Education; Kenya; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Mate Selection; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Premarital Pregnancy; Reproduction; Reproductive Behavior; Sex Behavior; Sex Education; Social Change; Social Development; Urogenital Surgery; Youth