ArticleSubstance use & misuse2016
Multi-Level Risk and Protective Factors for Substance Use Among Zambian Street Youth.
Article in Substance use & misuse, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial among young people and their peers to reduce substance use and inequitable gender beliefs in Southern Africa.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Alcohol and other drug use among HIV-affected adolescents and young adults in Zambia: a qualitative study of multilevel drivers and preferences for prevention and treatment approaches.SSM. Mental health · 2026Article
- Identifying Predictors of Problematic Substance Use Among Youth Living with HIV in Uganda: A Machine Learning Approach.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Patterns of Substance Use Among Street-Involved Children and Youth in Kenya: the Roles of Street-Exposure, Migratory Factors, Family Deprivation, and Geographic Sub-location.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2025Article
- The Nexus of HIV, substance abuse, and mental health among adolescents in Zambia (2021-2023).Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use Among Youth Living with HIV in Fishing Communities in Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug and high-risk alcohol use among adolescents living in urban slums of Kampala, Uganda.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Advancing Adolescent and Young Adult HIV Prevention and Care and Treatment Through Use of Multi-level Theories and Frameworks: A Scoping Review and Adapted HIV Ecological Framework.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Illicit Drug and High-Risk Alcohol Use among Adolescents Living in Urban Slums of Kampala, Uganda.Research square · 2023Article
- Assessing the Feasibility of Economic Approaches to Prevent Substance Abuse Among Adolescents: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Substance use treatment using cultural arts and 12 steps: Curriculum training and community-led implementation in Zambia.Addictive behaviors reports · 2022Article
- Problematic substance use and its associated factors among street youth in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Influence of Social Media on Sexualized Drug Use and Chemsex Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: Observational Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Observational
- Risk and protective factors forAddictive behaviors reports · 2020Article
- Sexually transmitted disease among street dwellers in southern Ethiopia: a mixed methods study design.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Problem Drinking, Alcohol-Related Violence, and Homelessness among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundHigh rates of substance use have been reported among youth in Zambia. This is particularly concerning given that substance use is one of the biggest risk factors placing young people at risk for HIV infection.
objectivesThe purpose of the current study is to examine how multi-level risk and protective factors (i.e., community, family, peers, individual) influence alcohol and marijuana use.
methodsA total of 250 street youth in Lusaka, Zambia were interviewed in the summer of 2014 about their alcohol and marijuana use and reasons for usage. Data were analyzed using descriptive and multivariate methods.
resultsYouth reported high rates of alcohol use. At the multivariate level, peer and individual level variables (e.g., using alcohol or drugs for coping or for fun) explained the most variance, followed by family level factors. Community level variables explained the least variance in all models. Conclusion/Importance: A better understanding of multi-level risk and protective factors for young people's alcohol and marijuana use could lead to the development of better intervention strategies to reduce this behavior among Zambian street youth.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.