Quality of life and associated factors among the youth with substance use in Northwest Ethiopia: Using structural equation modeling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substance use leads to serious clinical conditions with the potential to cause major health and emotional impairments in individuals. Individuals with substance use typically report significantly poorer QoL than the general population and as low as those with other serious psychiatric disorders. It has a high impact on morbidity, mortality, and productivity, it also compromises the general safety and performance of the users, i.e., affects the quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to assess quality of life and identify the potential predictors among youths who use substances.

Methods

A multicenter cross-sectional study design was applied to assess quality of life and associated factors among substance use youths in the central Gondar zone from January 1 to

SUBMITTER: Tarekegn GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9488770 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature