Adolescent problem behavior in nairobi's informal settlements: Applying problem behavior theory in Sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Ndugwa, Robert P ^a   Kabiru, Caroline W ^b   Cleland, John ^a   Beguy, Donatien ^b   Egondi, Thaddeus ^b   Zulu, Eliya M ^c   Jessor, Richard ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^c African Institute for Health and Development   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Informal settlements; Kenya; Moderator effects; Multiple problem behaviors; Problem behavior theory; Protective factors; Risk factors; Slum settlements; Slums

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY AREAS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052966877     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9462-4     Document Type: Article

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