The salience of structural barriers and behavioral health problems to ART adherence in people receiving HIV primary care in South Africa

SA Safren, JS Lee, LS Andersen, AM Stanton… - AIDS care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Multilevel factors (individual and structural) influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy,
particularly in high HIV prevalence areas such as South Africa. The present study examined …

[HTML][HTML] Efectividad de un programa para la prevención de consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en estudiantes universitarios

Z Cogollo-Milanés, E Gómez-Bustamante… - … Facultad Nacional de …, 2023 - scielo.org.co
Objetivo: Evaluar la efectividad de un programa para prevención de consumo de sustancias
en estudiantes de una universidad pública en Cartagena, Colombia. Metodología: Diseño …

A model to prevent substance use/abuse by student nurses at Limpopo College of Nursing, South Africa

MD Netshiswinzhe, DU Ramathuba, TR Lebese… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Substance use/abuse is a global challenge that has detrimental effects on
nations' health, wealth, and security. Substance users in Africa make up roughly 17% to 21 …

Prevalence and correlates of depression among students in a senior high school in Ghana: A school-based cross-sectional study

NAS Obeng-Okon, DA Opoku… - SAGE Open …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Depression is one of the most widely reported mental health issues that affect
adolescents globally. However, there is a dearth of data on its prevalence and associated …

Prevalence of Substance Use and related Behaviors among Tertiary Students: A Cross-sectional Survey in Yaoundé, Cameroon

MF Edzamba, FZ Lekeumo Cheuyem, A Amani… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background The use of psychoactive substances is a major global public health problem.
People aged 15-24 years are more likely to abuse psychoactive substances than the …

[HTML][HTML] Psychoactive substance use and associated factors among students in a Ghanaian Tertiary Institution

DW Adongo, D Adedia, CK Benneh, A Tandoh… - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Psychoactive substance (PAS) use is a worldwide problem and has many
health, sociological and economic effects. Several countries are alarmed by the growing …

Students' perspectives on drugs and alcohol abuse at a public university in Zambia

N Mwanza, G Mwale - HTS Theological Studies, 2023 - scielo.org.za
Access to students' perspectives on substance abuse is essential for effective youth
intervention projects development. This study aimed to explore students' perspectives on …

Corticostriatal responses to social reward are linked to trait reward sensitivity and subclinical substance use in young adults

JB Wyngaarden, CR Johnston, D Sazhin… - Social Cognitive and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aberrant levels of reward sensitivity have been linked to substance use disorder and are
characterized by alterations in reward processing in the ventral striatum (VS). Less is known …

Empowering educators: addressing drug abuse among students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges

OD Ezomo, C Prinsloo - International Journal of Training Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Addressing drug abuse is crucial in South Africa, especially in Technical and Vocational
Education. This study examines educator training for managing student substance abuse …

[PDF][PDF] Joseph Kirabira 1Ε, Enid Kawala Kagoya 2, Joseph Mpagi 3, Christine Etoko Atala 4, Kalisiti Ndamanywa 5, Ambrose Okibure 2, Ronald Kibuuka, Fauz …

J Wandabwa - Scientific Reports, 2024 - scienceopen.com
Use of alcohol and other substances remains a major health concern among higher learning
institutions. This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of alcohol and other substance …