1. Alcohol and substance use prevention in Africa: systematic scoping review.
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Mupara, Lucia M., Tapera, Roy, Selemogwe-Matsetse, Morekwe, Kehumile, Johanne T., Gaogane, Lebogang, Tsholofelo, Ellen, and Murambiwa, Pretty
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ALCOHOLISM risk factors ,SUBSTANCE abuse prevention ,SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors ,PREVENTION of alcoholism ,ONLINE information services ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,CINAHL database ,CANNABIS (Genus) ,UNEMPLOYMENT ,MASS media ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,AGE distribution ,CRACK cocaine ,RISK assessment ,SEX distribution ,ADVERTISING ,LITERATURE reviews ,MEDLINE ,THEMATIC analysis ,SMOKING ,MARITAL status ,EDUCATIONAL attainment - Abstract
Alcohol and substance use has been a long-standing public health challenge across the globe, including in Africa. Research evidence attests that there is no singular approach to the prevention of this problem. This study used a scoping review to systematically appraise existing research evidence on the prevention of alcohol and substance use in Africa. A systematic search for literature on alcohol and substance use prevention between 2008 and 2018 in African countries was done in PubMed, EBSCOhost, and Web of Science databases. The study employed Arksey and O'Malley scoping review framework. Search terms included those relevant to the prevention of alcohol and substance use. Abstracted data were synthesized, thematically analyzed, and presented in a narrative format. A total of 34 peer-reviewed studies were selected for the final review in the current study. Alcohol is the predominantly used substance in Africa, among many other substances. A wide spectrum of factor risk and protective factors were reported. Prevention interventions were categorized as individual, family, school, workplace, environmental, media, as well as community-based prevention interventions. While a variety of targeted prevention interventions have been implemented in the African continent, their effectiveness remains to be further elucidated, explored, and tested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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