Socio-ecological determinants of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County at the Kenyan coast
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2020-10-01
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Ssewanyana, Derrick
Mwangala, Patrick N
Marsh, Vicki
Jao, Irene
van Baar, Anneloes
Newton, Charles R
Abubakar, Amina
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Abstract
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use form a risk factor for health and social problems during adolescence. From a socio-ecological model, perceptions of 85 young people and 10 stakeholders on the types of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs used and the predisposing and protective factors were explored; among adolescents at the Kenyan Coast in the Kilifi County. We found that the consumption of home-brewed alcohol, tobacco and marijuana smoking, and khat chewing was common and requires multi-component and community-centered intervention. Countering alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use needs enforcement of strong measures to regulate access to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs for minors; addressing social and cultural norms; strategies for poverty alleviation; and community empowerment.
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adolescence, alcohol, drug use, socio-ecology, tobacco, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Ssewanyana, D, Mwangala, P N, Marsh, V, Jao, I, Van Baar, A, Newton, C R & Abubakar, A 2020, 'Socio-ecological determinants of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County at the Kenyan coast', Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 1940-1953. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318782594