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The association between adolescent risk behaviours and feelings of sadness or hopelessness: a cross-sectional survey of South African secondary school learners

Shamagonam JamesWits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Hillbrow Health Precinct, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sasiragha Priscilla ReddyPopulation Health, Health Systems & Innovation (PHHSI), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Cape Town, South Africa;Department of Family Studies, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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Afzal EllahebokusARCH Actuarial Consulting, Cape Town, South Africa
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Ronel SewpaulPopulation Health, Health Systems & Innovation (PHHSI), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Cape Town, South Africa
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Pamela NaidooPopulation Health, Health Systems & Innovation (PHHSI), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Cape Town, South Africa;Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
Pages 778-789 | Received 22 Apr 2016, Accepted 06 Feb 2017, Published online: 14 Mar 2017

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