Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya
Abstract Background Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, single-session substance use screening and brief intervention program for...
Main Authors: | Florence Jaguga, Edith Kamaru Kwobah, Ali Giusto, Edith Apondi, Julius Barasa, Mercy Korir, Wilter Rono, Gilliane Kosgei, Eve Puffer, Mary Ott |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17146-w |
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