Urban-Rural and gender differences in tobacco and alcohol use, diet and physical activity among young black South Africans between 1998 and 2003

Global Health Action

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Peer, Nasheeta ^a   Bradshaw, Debbie ^a   Laubscher, Ria ^a   Steyn, Nelia ^b   Steyn, Krisela ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Lifestyle risk factors; Obesity; Physical activity; Smoking; South Africa; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULTS;

ALCOHOL; LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULTS;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880459205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.19216     Document Type: Article

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