Methamphetamine ("tik") use and its association with condom use among out-of-school females in Cape Town, South Africa

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 208-213

  Wechsberg, Wendee M ^a   Jones, Hendree E ^a   Zule, William A ^a   Myers, Bronwyn J ^b   Browne, Felicia A ^a   Kaufman, Michelle R ^a   Luseno, Winnie ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^c   Parry, Charles D H ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescent females; Methamphetamine use; Sexual risk behavior; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; MANDRAX; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RACE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHAMPHETAMINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953833289     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2010.493592     Document Type: Article

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