Prevalence and correlates of substance use among school children in six African countries

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 378-386

  Peltzer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African countries; Mental distress; Protective factors; School children; Substance use

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STREET DRUGS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77649149166     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590802511742     Document Type: Article

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