The Association of Recurrent and Multiple Types of Abuse with Adverse Mental Health, Substance Use, and Sexual Health Outcomes among Out-of-School Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cape Town, South Africa

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The Association of Recurrent and Multiple Types of Abuse with Adverse Mental Health, Substance Use, and Sexual Health Outcomes among Out-of-School Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cape Town, South Africa

Although physical and sexual abuse exposure is a well-established risk for poor health, the dimensions of abuse associated with health among socially vulnerable adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) remain underexamined. This article describes associations between combinations of abuse type and ti...

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Main Authors:	Myers-Franchi, Bronwyn, Browne, Felicia A, Carney, Tara, Kline, Tracy, Bonner, Courtney Peasant, Wechsberg, Wendee M
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2021
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11403 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86255

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