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

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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-uninfected peers; ii) investigate the independent association between young people’s HIV infection status and substance use; iii) investigate the risk indicators for substance use amon... Expand abstract
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s13011-021-00422-6

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ORCID:
0000-0002-7761-0718
Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy Journal website
Volume:
16
Article number:
86
Publication date:
2021-11-24
Acceptance date:
2021-11-06
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EISSN:
1747-597X
Pmid:
34819121
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1214100
Local pid:
pubs:1214100
Deposit date:
2022-02-18

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