Prevalence and determinants of alcohol use among adolescents in post-conflict Liberia.
Alcohol use remains a major public health concern among youths worldwide because of its deleterious effects on physical and mental health. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of alcohol use and misuse among adolescents in Liberia. Using the 2017 Liberia Global School-Based...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 548 - 557 |
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