Prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug and high-risk alcohol use among adolescents living in urban slums of Kampala, Uganda

• Main Authors: Hellen Kalungi (Author), Onesmus Kamacooko (Author), Jane Frances Lunkuse (Author), Joy Namutebi (Author), Rose Naluwooza (Author), Matt A. Price (Author), Eugene Ruzagira (Author), Yunia Mayanja (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Illicit drug and high-risk alcohol use among adolescents leads to poor health outcomes. We enrolled adolescents from urban slums in Kampala, Uganda, to assess baseline prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug and high-risk alcohol consumption. Methods We conducted a cr...