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Item Adolescents’ perceptions of health and well-being: Influences of urban contemporary music(National Inquiry Services Centre, 2016) Swartbooi, Cindy; Savahl, Shazly; Isobell, Deborah; Khan, Gadija; Wagenaa, CassandraThe study aimed to explore adolescents’ perceptions of how urban contemporary music influences health and well-being among them. Data on health and well-being effects of music consumption were gathered from a convenience sample of 16 participants (male = 50%, females = 50%) between the ages of 15 and 17 in a series of two focus group interviews. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings suggest the adolescents to perceive both positive and negative influences of contemporary music on their health and well-being. Positive influences included emotional well-being and sense of social belongingness. Negative influences included promotion of risky behaviours, including substance use, misogyny, sexual behaviour and violence. The findings suggest that urban contemporary music serves as a tool of normalisation as well as a catalyst for encouraging risky behaviour in adolescence.Item A qualitative study of referring agents’ perceptions of access barriers to inpatient substance abuse treatment centres in the Western Cape(BioMed Central, 2015) Isobell, Deborah; Kamaloodien, Kamal; Savahl, ShazlyBackground: Despite empirical support for the individual and public health benefits of treating substance use disorders (SUDs) , access to these services is impeded by several barriers. Although many studies on access barriers have been put forward in the literature, few have explored the barriers to accessing state-funded inpatient substance abuse treatment or the views of referral agents. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted to explore referring agents’ perceptions of the barriers to accessing state-funded inpatient substance abuse treatment centres in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Six individual in-depth interviews were conducted and analysed using theoretical thematic analysis. Results: The key barriers to emerge from the analysis pertained to referring agents’ perceptions of the following: service users, the substance abuse referral and treatment system and community dynamics. Conclusions: Recommendations are made for interventions to address the identified barriers.