Linking poverty and income shocks to risky sexual behaviour: Evidence from a panel study of young adults in cape town

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Dinkelman, Taryn ^a,b   Lam, David ^a,b   Leibbrandt, Murray ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community poverty; Household poverty; Household shocks; Sexual behaviour; Youth

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; INCOME; POVERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIAL POLICY; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 48049087610     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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