Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators
There is a scarcity of research on drug use patterns among HIV-positive young individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa (YLWH). To fill the gap, the following was set out:
- compare the prevalence of substance use, specifically alcohol and illicit drug use, among YLWH to their HIV-uninfected peers;
- look into the independent relationship between HIV infection status and substance use among these young people;
- look into the risk indicators for substance use among these young people.
Between November 2018 and September 2019, a cross-sectional study was conducted at the Kenyan coast recruiting 819...