[HTML][HTML] 'There is nowhere to take the child': a qualitative study of community members' views on managing early childhood substance use in Mbale, Uganda

V Skylstad, IMS Engebretsen, SJ Nalugya, C Opesen… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Harmful alcohol use by 5–8-year-old children has been identified in Mbale
District, Uganda. To further examine this finding, the present study explores the experiences …

[HTML][HTML] 'As soon as they can hold a glass, they begin taking alcohol': a qualitative study on early childhood substance use in Mbale District, Uganda

V Skylstad, JS Nalugya, AMS Skar, C Opesen… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Globally, substance use is a leading contributor to the burden of disease
among young people, with far reaching social, economic and health effects. Following a …

[HTML][HTML] “She gives it to her child who doesn't even talk”: a qualitative exploration of alcohol and drug use among primary school-age children in Uganda

JS Nalugya, V Skylstad, JN Babirye, AS Ssemata… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background There is little research on alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use by school-age
children in low-resource settings like Uganda. Including the voices of children in research …

[HTML][HTML] “As soon as they can hold a glass”: Exploring the prevalence, context and social determinants of early childhood substance use before age 10: a multimethod …

V Skylstad - 2024 - bora.uib.no
Background: After finding clinically defined harmful alcohol use among 5–8-year-old
children in Uganda, we sought to further investigate this practice in Uganda in particular …

[HTML][HTML] Child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda: screening, diagnostics, risk factors and management of children drinking alcohol in Uganda (TREAT C-AUD): a …

V Skylstad, H Aber, V Bakken, J Dierkes… - BMJ Paediatrics …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Following a finding of alcohol use among children aged 5–8 years old in Mbale,
Uganda, this project investigates the magnitude of alcohol and substance use among …

[PDF][PDF] Perceptions of substance abuse prevention programmes implemented in the Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality, South Africa

IP Mohasoa - 2018 - core.ac.uk
Substance abuse is a significant challenge facing the World and in particular South Africa. In
this study, various Western and African traditional perspectives were considered to gain an …

[PDF][PDF] Alcohol and drug use

C Parry, J Brook - World Health, 2004 - Citeseer
Alcohol and drug use among children and adolescents are causes of increasing concern in
South Africa. They are major contributors to crime, violence and intentional and …

Why are youth engaged in substance use? A qualitative study exploring substance use and risk factors among the youth of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

TA Geleta, D Amdisa, AT Gizaw… - Substance abuse and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Substance use refers to the use of psychoactive substances such as khat,
alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs. Young people are more vulnerable to substance use …

Problems faced by teenage drug abusers in Uganda: a case study of Jinja district.

A Nanyondo - 2019 - dissertations.mak.ac.ug
The main purpose of the study was to examine the problems faced by teenage drug abusers
in Uganda a case study of Jinja district. The study is main objectives was to find the …

Parental involvement in the management of drug abuse crisis among children and youth in Kenya

R Maithya, S Cheloti - African Journal of Alcohol and Drug …, 2019 - ajada.nacada.go.ke
The World Drug Report 2019 shows that in 2017, an estimated 271 million people, or 5.5 per
cent of the global population aged 15–64, had used drugs in the previous year and that the …