Publication: Post-traumatic stress disorder and health risk behaviour among persons 15 years and older in South Africa
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2018-09-03
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18155626
14330237
14330237
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Psychology in Africa. Vol.28, No.5 (2018), 360-364
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Karl Peltzer, Supa Pengpid Post-traumatic stress disorder and health risk behaviour among persons 15 years and older in South Africa. Journal of Psychology in Africa. Vol.28, No.5 (2018), 360-364. doi:10.1080/14330237.2018.1501912 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/47380
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Post-traumatic stress disorder and health risk behaviour among persons 15 years and older in South Africa
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© 2018, © 2018 Africa Scholarship Development Enterprize. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and health risk behaviours among persons 15 years and older in South Africa. We analysed data from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (SANHANES-1, 2012) (N = 15 201; mean age = 36.9 years, SD = 16.5; 2.1% with PSTD, 4.0% with partial PTSD). The survey included questions from validated measures of the following health risk behaviours: problem drinking, current tobacco use, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, vegetable consumption, and fast food and frequent soft drinks consumption. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, only self-reporting with PTSD was associated with problem drinking. The data did not yield significant association between PTSD status and any of the other health risk behaviours (tobacco use, low physical activity, and fast food consumption).