IJERPH, Vol. 9, Pages 110-122: Do Parents Still Matter Regarding Adolescents? Alcohol Drinking? Experience from South Africa

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¹ Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), Pretoria 0204, South Africa ² Department of Environmental Health, Mangosuthu University of Technology, P.O. Box 12363, Jacobs 4026, Durban, South Africa

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Received: 17 October 2011; in revised form: 7 December 2011 / Accepted: 8 December 2011 / Published: 4 January 2012

Abstract: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to improve our understanding of adolescents? perceptions of parental practices relating to their (adolescents?) alcohol use. A total of 704 students were conveniently selected and completed self-administered questionnaires. More than half (54%) of the adolescents reported that they had consumed alcohol at some time in their life. Parental marital status was significantly associated with whether adolescents ever consumed alcohol or not (p p p p

Keywords: : alcohol; consumption; adolescent; parent; South Africa

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Hoque, M.; Ghuman, S. Do Parents Still Matter Regarding Adolescents? Alcohol Drinking? Experience from South Africa. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 110-122.

AMA Style

Hoque M., Ghuman S. Do Parents Still Matter Regarding Adolescents? Alcohol Drinking? Experience from South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2012; 9(1):110-122.

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Hoque, Muhammad; Ghuman, Shanaz. 2012. "Do Parents Still Matter Regarding Adolescents? Alcohol Drinking? Experience from South Africa." Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 9, no. 1: 110-122.

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