Prevalence and associated factors of alcohol use among primary school going children (6-13 years old) in Mbale District.
The TREAT C-AUD consortium disseminates findings at the 22nd Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research (APSAAR) in their 3rd World Congress on Alcohol and Addictions
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Dr. Joyce Nalugya presented findings from our research project: TREAT C-AUD Child Alcohol Use Disorder in Eastern Uganda: Screening, diagnostics, risk factors and handling of children drinking alcohol on Prevalence and associated factors of alcohol use among primary school going children (6-13 years old) in Mbale District.
She described that alcohol was used among one in four children, boys and girls alike, and approximately 8% of boys and 7% of girls had problematic use or developed some type of dependency and craving.
The tools used for diagnosing alcohol use has now been published
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22nd Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) co-hosted by the Asia-Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research (APSAAR) in their 3rd World Congress on Alcohol and Addictions
