Factors associated with substance use among orphaned and non-orphaned youth in South Africa

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1329-1340

  Meghdadpour, Susanne ^a,b   Curtis, Sian ^a   Pettifor, Audrey ^a   MacPhail, Catherine ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Domains; Orphans; Risk factors; South Africa; Substance use; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANAGE; PEER GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD, ORPHANED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SOCIALIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865563667     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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