Systematic review and meta-analysis: Prevalence of alcohol use among young people in eastern Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 476-488

  Francis, Joel M ^a,b   Grosskurth, Heiner ^a,b,c   Changalucha, John ^b   Kapiga, Saidi H ^a,b,c   Weiss, Helen A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c National Institute for Medical Research   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; AUDIT; CAGE; Eastern Africa; Meta analysis; Problem drinking; Screening questionnaires; Systematic review; Young people

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGE CLASS; ALCOHOL; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DATABASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HETEROGENEITY; META-ANALYSIS; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM DRINKING; PROSTITUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EAST AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA, EASTERN; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX WORKERS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897415928     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12267     Document Type: Article

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