12-month substance use disorders among first-year university students in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The period of entry into university represents one of vulnerability to substance use for university students. The goal of this study is to document the 12-month prevalence of substance use disorders among first year university students in Kenya, and to test whether there is an association between substance use disorders and mental disorders.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional online survey conducted in 2019 and 2020 as part of the World Health Organization's World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) survey initiative. A total of 334 university students completed the survey. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the demographic characteristics of the participants. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the association between

SUBMITTER: Jaguga F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10681253 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature