Initial engagement and persistence of health risk behaviors through adolescence: longitudinal findings from urban South Africa.

Kowalski AJ, Addo OY, Kramer MR, Martorell R, Norris SA, Waford RN, Richter LM, Stein AD. Initial engagement and persistence of health risk behaviors through adolescence: longitudinal findings from urban South Africa. BMC pediatrics. 2021 Dec 11;21(21). 31 p. PMID: 33430827 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC7798218

Little is known about longitudinal patterns of adolescent health risk behavior initial engagement and persistence in low- and middle-income countries.