Risk factors for substance use in pregnant women in South Africa

Bavanisha Vythilingum; Annerine Roos; Sheila Faure; L. Geerts; Dan Joseph Stein

doi:10.7196/samj.5019

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We found high rates of both alcohol abuse and antenatal depression, and a significant association between depression, substance use and alcohol abuse; EDS scores greater than 12 could be used to identify women at risk of alcohol dependence and/or substance abuse.

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