Sex education in Cuba: an interview with Dr. Celestino Alvarez Lajonchere [interview by Elizabeth Fee] NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1988. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Sex education in Cuba: an interview with Dr. Celestino Alvarez Lajonchere [interview by Elizabeth Fee]

Int J Health Serv. 1988;18(2):343-56. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88243363
Alvarez Lajonchere C; Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins; University, school of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD; 21205.

Abstract: This article is an interview with Dr. Celestino Alvarez Lajonchere, Director of the National Institute of Sex Education in Havana, Cuba. The topics of discussion include reproductive rights issues, contraception, and abortion law; sex education in Cuba, homosexuality, and national policy on AIDS.
Keywords: Abortion, Legal Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Adolescence Child Contraception/METHODS Cuba Family Planning Female Homosexuality Human Male Reproduction *Sex Education Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Women's Rights INTERVIEW JOURNAL ARTICLE

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