Prevalence and factors associated with opioid use disorder among adolescents with sickle cell disease in Mulago hospital, Uganda

• Main Authors: Claire Kwagala (Author), Deogratias Munube (Author), Catherine Abbo (Author), Wilson Winstons Muhwezi (Author), Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) among adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) patients increases their risk of complications from sickle cell disease, such as infections, stroke, acute chest syndrome, sudden death, and organ failure. This negatively impacts families, communities, th...