Prevalence and factors associated with alcohol and substance use among secondary school adolescents in central and Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Targeted school-based interventions addressing sex-specific risks, and urban-rural disparities in mental health may help reduce use of alcohol, substances and SUD impairment among adolescent students in central and eastern Uganda.
Authors
- Catherine Abbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-6194)
- Arthur Kiconco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5788-2751)
- Kenneth Okware Kalani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0160-0858)
- Richard Kabanda
- Abdul R. Shour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6884-9535)
- Julia Dickson‐Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9388-847X)
- Max Bobholz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6455-3902)
- Laura D. Cassidy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-079X)
- Simon Kasasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0592-0709)
- Ronald Anguzu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-7182)
- Bing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4945-7725)
- Felix Raymond Odokonyero
Institutions
- Essentia Health (US)
- Uganda Martyrs University (UG)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25944-7
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00