Ethnic differences in alcohol and drug use and related sexual risks for HIV among vulnerable women in Cape Town, South Africa: Implications for interventions

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Myers, Bronwyn ^a,b   Kline, Tracy L ^c   Browne, Felicia A ^d   Carney, Tara ^a   Parry, Charles ^a,e   Johnson, Kim ^a   Wechsberg, Wendee M ^c,f,g,h  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f IL   (United States)

^g NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and other drugs; Ethnic differences; Sexual risks; South Africa; Women

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEGRO; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POVERTY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874217086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-174     Document Type: Article

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