Material deprivation affects high sexual risk behavior among young people in urban slums, South Africa

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 581-591

  Kamndaya, Mphatso ^a   Thomas, Liz ^b   Vearey, Jo ^a   Sartorius, Benn ^c   Kazembe, Lawrence ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

HIV risk behavior; Material deprivation; South Africa; Urban slums; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903819818     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9856-1     Document Type: Article

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