Thursday, May 1 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Directors Row 1

Session 58:
Risk and Protective Factors for the Young

Chair: Shyam Thapa, Family Health International
Discussant: Richard Jessor, University of Colorado at Boulder

  1. Risk and Protective Factors of Substance Use and Premarital Sex among Asian Youth • Minja K. Choe, East West Center

  2. Risk and Protective Factors for Sexual Behaviors among Caribbean Youth • Robert Blum, University of Minnesota ; Sarah Lerand, University of Minnesota ; Marjorie Ireland

  3. Non-Consensual Sexual Experiences of Young People: A Review of the Evidence from Developing Countries • Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Population Council ; Sarah Bott, Independent Consultant

  4. Risk and Protective Factors for Coercive First Sex in Rakai, Uganda • Michael Koenig, Johns Hopkins University ; Tom Lutalo, Rakai Project ; Nelson Sewankambo, Makerere University ; Jennifer Wagman, Rakai Project

Other sessions on Children and Youth