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

• Main Authors: Moses K. Nyongesa (Author), Paul Mwangi (Author), Michael Kinuthia (Author), Amin S. Hassan (Author), Hans M. Koot (Author), Pim Cuijpers (Author), Charles R. J. C. Newton (Author), Amina Abubakar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...