Stress, substance use and sexual risk behaviors among primary care patients in Cape Town, South Africa

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 359-370

  Avalos, Lyndsay Ammon ^a,b   Mertens, Jennifer R ^c   Ward, Catherine L ^d,e   Flisher, Alan J ^d,f   Bresick, Graham F ^d   Weisner, Constance M ^c,g  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; ASSIST; Drug use; Sexual risk behaviors; Stressors; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952096018     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9525-2     Document Type: Article

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