Epidemiology of harmful use of alcohol in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

D Adeloye, A Olawole-Isaac, A Auta… - The American journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, has reported relatively high levels
of alcohol misuse, yet limited resources to guide effective population-wide response. There …

Scoping review of assessment tools for, magnitudes of and factors associated with problem drinking in population-based studies

K Dagne, B Myers, A Mihretu, S Teferra - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background The term “problem drinking” includes a spectrum of alcohol problems ranging
from excessive or heavy drinking to alcohol use disorder. Problem drinking is a leading risk …

Prevalence and correlates of sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women: findings from a cross-sectional study in a South African university

AI Ajayi, E Mudefi, EO Owolabi - BMC women's health, 2021 - Springer
Background Epidemiological data on the prevalence and factors associated with sexual
violence is critical to understanding the magnitude of the problem and designing effective …

Alcohol, Violence, and Injury-Induced Mortality: Evidence from a Modern-Day Prohibition

K Barron, CDH Parry, D Bradshaw… - Review of Economics …, 2024 - direct.mit.edu
This paper evaluates the impact of a sudden and unexpected nationwide alcohol sales ban
in South Africa. We find that this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the …

Key risk factors for substance use among female sex workers in Soweto and Klerksdorp, South Africa: A cross-sectional study

EJ Yeo, K Hlongwane, K Otwombe, KL Hopkins… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Sex workers in South Africa experience high levels of trauma and mental health
issues, but little is known about their drug and alcohol use. This study assessed the …

Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to alcohol use in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

R Matzopoulos, A Cois, C Probst, CDH Parry… - South African Medical …, 2022 - ajol.info
Background. Alcohol use was one of the leading contributors to South Africa (SA)'s disease
burden in 2000, accounting for 7% of deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in the …

Youths' perceptions of the relation between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour in the Western Cape, South Africa: a qualitative study

C Carels, M Florence, S Adams, DL Sinclair… - Child indicators …, 2022 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that youth identify as contributing to
alcohol consumption, and more specifically its relation to risky sexual behaviour among …

[HTML][HTML] The use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men accessing routine sexual and reproductive health services in South Africa

LA Cox, CE Martin, P Nongena, S Mvelase… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose This study describes a cohort of men seeking oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
services and explores their patterns of PrEP use within an implementation project seeking to …

Prevalence and demographic correlates of substance use among adults with mental illness in Eastern Cape, South Africa: A cross-sectional study

L Tindimwebwa, AI Ajayi, OV Adeniyi - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study reports on the prevalence and demographic correlates of substance use among
individuals with mental illness in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. This cross-sectional study …

Gender differences in the factors associated with alcohol binge drinking: a population-based analysis in a Latin American country

A Hernández-Vásquez, H Chacón-Torrico… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alcohol consumption is a public health problem in Peru, fostered by traditional practices,
where promoting social interaction in celebrations, facilitating field work as a source of …