Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on smoking, alcohol consumption, and substance use in persons aged 15 years and older in Uganda.

ABSTRACT: In Uganda, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance and drug use at the national level has not been studied. Our study evaluated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frequency of smoking, alcohol consumption, and substance use among Ugandans aged ≥ 15 years based on a large, nationally representative survey. This quasi-experimental study used the Uganda National Household Survey data collected between June 2019 and November 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary exposure and outcomes as smoking, alcohol consumption, and substance use frequency before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, measured on an ordered scale (none, less than daily, and daily). We used propensity score weighting to balance the exposed and unexposed groups, and analyzed the effect of COVID-19 on th

SUBMITTER: Izudi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12037852 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature