Alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour amongst young adults in a low-income community in Cape Town

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 118-124

  Adams, Sabirah ^a   Savahl, Shazly ^a   Carels, Cassandra ^a   Isaacs, Serena ^a   Brown, Qunita ^a   Malinga, Mandisa ^a   Monageng, Boitumelo ^a   Zozulya, Maya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Participatory research model; Risky sexual behaviour; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894481812     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2012.754059     Document Type: Article

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