Alcohol consumption amongst young adults living in a low socioeconomic status community in Cape Town

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dc.contributor.authorAdams, Sabirah
dc.contributor.authorSavahl, Shazly
dc.contributor.authorIsaacs, Serena
dc.contributor.authorCarels, Cassandra Zeta
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-14T13:38:02Z
dc.date.available2017-07-14T13:38:02Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractOur aim was to ascertain the extent of risky alcohol consumption amongst young adults living in a low socioeconomic status community in Cape Town, South Africa. We used a cross-sectional survey design and the street intercept method to administer the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). A key finding in this study was that 54.30% of male and 47.90% of the female participants were alcohol dependent, according to the classification criteria set out in the AUDIT. Our finding necessitates further investigations into alcohol consumption amongst young adults in South Africa. In addition, researchers should endeavor not only to identify, but also to understand, the dynamics of risk and resilience factors so that this information could be used to develop intervention initiatives that could mediate young adults’ initial consumption of alcohol.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Science
dc.identifier.citationAdams, S. et al. (2013). Alcohol consumption amongst young adults living in a low socioeconomic status community in Cape Town. Social Behaviour and Personality, 41(6): 971-980en_US
dc.identifier.issn0301-2212
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3086
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2013.41.6.971
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherSociety for Personality Researchen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2013.41.6.971
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectAlcohol dependenceen_US
dc.subjectYoung adultsen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic statusen_US
dc.subjectAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Testen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleAlcohol consumption amongst young adults living in a low socioeconomic status community in Cape Townen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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