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    Early substance use initiation and suicide ideation and attempts among students in France and the United States

    In response to recent research documenting a link between early substance use and suicidal behaviors among youth, the current study sought to examine the associations between ages of substance use initiation a...

    Monica H. Swahn, Robert M. Bossarte in International Journal of Public Health (2012)

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    Alcohol marketing and drunkenness among students in the Philippines: findings from the nationally representative Global School-based Student Health Survey

    A largely unaddressed issue in lower income countries and the Philippines, in particular, is the role of alcohol marketing and its potential link to early alcohol use among youth. This study examines the assoc...

    Monica H Swahn, Jane B Palmier, Agnes Benegas-Segarra, Fe A Sinson in BMC Public Health (2013)

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    Psychosocial correlates of self-reported HIV among youth in the slums of Kampala

    Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) rates are high in Uganda (6.7%), and rates are especially high among at-risk groups such as youth living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. The objective of this study was to a...

    Monica H. Swahn, Rachel Culbreth, Laura F. Salazar in BMC Public Health (2019)

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    Features of alcohol advertisements across five urban slums in Kampala, Uganda: pilot testing a container-based approach

    Despite the high prevalence of alcohol use and marketing in many settings across sub-Saharan Africa, few studies have systematically sought to assess alcohol marketing exposure, particularly in vulnerable area...

    Monica H. Swahn, Jane B. Palmier, Alicia May, Dajun Dai in BMC Public Health (2022)

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    Demographic disparities in the limited awareness of alcohol use as a breast cancer risk factor: empirical findings from a cross-sectional study of U.S. women

    Alcohol use is an established yet modifiable risk factor for breast cancer. However, recent research indicates that the vast majority of U.S. women are unaware that alcohol use is a risk factor for breast canc...

    Monica H. Swahn, Priscilla Martinez, Adelaide Balenger in BMC Public Health (2024)