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The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:

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Research data: DRUG USE

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2016 Correlates of illicit drug use among university students in Africa and the Caribbean

The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of illicit drug use (IDU) among university students from eight countrie...

2013 Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of illicit drug use among school-going adolescents in Thailand

Illicit drug use is a relevant public health issue in Thailand. The assessment of the prevalence of illicit drug use among adolescents may g...

2012 Rewriting the narrative of the epidemiology of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

The fight against HIV remains complicated with contracting donor resources and high burden of HIV among reproductive age adults still often ...

2011 Devil makes work for idle hands

Leisure-time sedentary behaviour is strongly associated with alcohol, tobacco and drug use among adolescents, writes KARL PELTZER, research ...

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