Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa

Prevention Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 283-295

  Russell, Marcia ^a   Cupp, Pamela K ^b   Jewkes, Rachel K ^c   Gevers, Anik ^d,e   Mathews, Catherine ^d,e   LeFleur Bellerose, Chantel ^e   Small, Jeon ^a  

^a PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^c Research Council   (South Africa)

^d South African Medical Unit   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol use; Conflict resolution; Gender inequity; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84901195039     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-013-0405-7     Document Type: Article

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