Prevalence and Factors Associated with Illicit Drug and High-Risk Alcohol Use among Adolescents Living in Urban Slums of Kampala, Uganda.

Hellen KalungiOnesmus KamacookoJane Frances LunkuseJoy NamutebiRose NaluwoozaMatt A PriceEugene RuzagiraYunia Mayanja

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

Illicit drug and high-risk alcohol use are prevalent among adolescents involved in high risk sexual behavior and living in urban slums of Kampala. Comprehensive interventions that target substance use among this group of young people are needed and should include measures against intimate partner violence.

Keyphrases

intimate partner violence
physical activity
mental health
adverse drug
drug induced