Perceptions of sexual risk behaviours and substance abuse among adolescents in South Africa: A qualitative investigation

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-219

  Morojele, Neo K ^a   Brook, Judith S ^b   Kachieng'A, Millicent A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33645139810     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500456243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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