Initial engagement and persistence of health risk behaviors through adolescence: longitudinal findings from urban South Africa

• Main Authors: Alysse J. Kowalski (Author), O. Yaw Addo (Author), Michael R. Kramer (Author), Reynaldo Martorell (Author), Shane A. Norris (Author), Rachel N. Waford (Author), Linda M. Richter (Author), Aryeh D. Stein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Little is known about longitudinal patterns of adolescent health risk behavior initial engagement and persistence in low- and middle-income countries. Methods Birth to Twenty Plus is a longitudinal birth cohort in Soweto-Johannesburg, South Africa. We used reports from Black Afri...