Prevalence of parental death among young people in South Africa and risk for HIV infection

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The prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of young people in South Africa who have experienced parental death are estimated and the associations between parental death and young people's HIV status and sexual behaviors are examined. The analysis has shown that the death of a parent is associated with young female and male South Africans' HIV status and the sexual behaviors among young female and male South Africans.

South Africa, Sexual behavior, Risk factors, HIV infection, HIV infections, Parents, Parent death

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Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use

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A study examining the inverse relationship between increased use in mobile phones and its ownership and adolescent smoking, is presented. Mobile ownership in the context of the study is looked at from the perspective of social identity.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Cellular Mobile Tel Equip, Usage, Cellular telephones, Wireless telephones, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Smoking and youth, Youth smoking, Group identity, Social identity, Wireless telephone, Wireless voice/data device

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Adolescent physical self-perceptions, sport/exercise and lifestyle physical activity

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Methods of correlation analysis, which examine the impact of physical activities and lifestyles of adolescents on self-perception, are presented.

Methods, Exercise for children, Physical fitness for children, Self-perception in adolescence, Adolescent self perception, Linear free energy relationship, Children's fitness

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