The adoption of the African Youth Charter by the African Union in Gambia in July is a victory for Youth across the continent. Saadhna Panday, who played a pivotal role in the drafting and the extensive process of validating ...

Tobacco control programmes in multi-ethnic societies must take into account ethnic differences in the determinants of smoking. The I-Change Model, an extension of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, was used to investigate ...

Longitudinal studies offer significant advantages in rendering data commensurate with the complexity of human development. However, incomplete enrolment and attrition over time can introduce bias. Furthermore, there is a ...

This study describes the levels of nicotine dependence, withdrawal symptoms, depressive mood, and risk behavior reported by male and female weekly and monthly adolescent smokers in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey ...

Young people equate life as a 'drop-out' to living in a prison, writes SAADHNA PANDAY and FABIAN ARENDS, following discussions held on learner retention at the fourth round table of the Youth Policy Initiative (YPI) an ...