Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators

Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators

Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, there is paucity of research on substance use patterns among young people living with HIV (YLWH). To address the gap, we sought to: i) determine the prevalence of substance use, specifically alcohol and illicit drug use, among YLWH compared to their HIV-uni...

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Main Authors: Moses K. Nyongesa, Paul Mwangi, Michael Kinuthia, Amin S. Hassan, Hans M. Koot, Pim Cuijpers, Charles R. J. C. Newton, Amina Abubakar
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
Subjects:
Substance use
HIV infections
Young people
Prevalence
Risk indicators
Kenya
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
HV1-9960
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4c122c8cdb99406287594cad1448c2ff
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