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标题：Dating Patterns of Young Adults during Navratri Festival of India in the City of Surat
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作者：Keshvi Chauhan ; Keshvi Chauhan ; R K Bansal 等
期刊名称：National Journal of Community Medicine
印刷版ISSN：0976-3325
电子版ISSN：2229-6816
出版年度：2019
卷号：10
期号：6
页码：385-387
出版社：National Journal of Community Medicine
摘要：Surat is a highly urbanized and cosmopolitan city of the traditional state of Gujarat. The festival of Navratri provided us with the unique opportunity to study for the variables having a significant impact on dating especially amongst the collegaites. This study was carried among 133 young adults for understanding their dating patterns during Navratri festival of India in the city of Surat of District Gujarat. It needs mention that dating is gradually gaining momentum in India especially among the young adults more so during socially acceptable events as Navratri. Newspapers have reported of increase abortions following this event pointing to the need for our interventions for safer sexual practices. Scant medical literature is found pertaining to Navratri and dating hence this preliminary study.
关键词：Dating; Navratri; STD; HIV; Contraception