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Title: | Factors associated with substance use among orphaned and non-orphaned youth in South Africa | Contributor(s): | Meghdadpour, Susanne (author); Curtis, Sian (author); Pettifor, Audrey (author); MacPhail, Catherine (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.05.005 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16449 | Abstract: | Substance use is increasing among youth in South Africa, and may be contributing to transmission of HIV. As parental death often leaves youth with altered emotional and physical resources, substance use may be greater among orphaned adolescents. Utilizing data from a household survey of 15-24 year old South Africans (n = 11,904), multivariable models were fitted to examine the association of factors from five domains with alcohol and drug use, and to compare substance use among orphaned versus non-orphaned youth. Results showed that factors from individual, family, and community domains were most associated with substance use. Compared with non-orphans, paternal and double orphaned males were more likely to have consumed alcohol, and paternally orphaned females had significantly greater odds of having used drugs. Findings confirm that some sub-groups of orphaned youth are at increased risk of substance use and families and communities may be influential in moderating this risky behavior. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Adolescence, 35(5), p. 1329-1340 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1095-9254 0140-1971 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111706 Epidemiology | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420299 Epidemiology not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920401 Behaviour and Health 920408 Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) 920414 Substance Abuse |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200401 Behaviour and health 200407 Health status (incl. wellbeing) 200499 Public health (excl. specific population health) not elsewhere classified |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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