Adolescent alcohol use in rural South African high schools

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 352-357

  Onya, H ^a   Tessera, A ^b   Myers, B ^c   Flisher, A ^d,e  

^a University of Limpopo Turfloop Campus   (South Africa)

^b South African Medical Research Council ^*  (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol use; Rural high schools; South africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870990821     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy .v15i5.44     Document Type: Article

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