Socio-ecological determinants of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County at the Kenyan coast

Derrick Ssewanyana; Patrick N. Mwangala; Vicki Marsh; Irene Jao; Anneloes van Baar; Charles R. Newton; Amina Abubakar

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Socio-ecological determinants of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County at the Kenyan coast

Derrick Ssewanyana, Patrick N. Mwangala, Vicki Marsh, Irene Jao, Anneloes van Baar, Charles R. Newton, Amina Abubakar

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1940-1953
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	25
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318782594
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2020
Externally published	Yes

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adolescence
alcohol
drug use
socio-ecology
tobacco

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Socio-ecological determinants of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County at the Kenyan coast

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