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Newest firstBackgroundHealth risk behaviour is rife among school learners in the Western Cape province. This paper assesses risk and protective factors related to health risk behaviours among high school learners. Method: Longitudinal data were sourced from 2950, 2675 and 2230 at Time 0, Time 1 and Time 2 among grade 8 learners aged 13–18 years between 2012 and 2013. Health risk behaviours were assessed on alcohol consumption…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background School absenteeism has been studied in detail in relation to health risk behaviours using cross sectional studies. Aim The aim of this longitudinal study was to examine the association amongst alcohol, drug use and high-school learners' absenteeism. Setting This study was set in the Western Cape. Methods Data were collected at three separate time points from 2950, 2675 and 2230 grade 8 learners aged 13-…