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Alcohol misuse, policy and treatment responses in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Uganda

David KalemaDepartment of Special Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, ;School of Psychological Studies, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, and Correspondence[email protected]
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Sofie VindevogelDepartment of Special Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium,
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Peter K. BagumaSchool of Psychological Studies, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, and
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Ilse DerluynDepartment of Social Welfare studies, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Wouter VanderplasschenDepartment of Special Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium,
Pages 476-482 | Received 04 Aug 2014, Accepted 06 Jan 2015, Published online: 18 Feb 2015

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Lucia M. Mupara, Roy Tapera, Morekwe Selemogwe-Matsetse, Johanne T. Kehumile, Lebogang Gaogane, Ellen Tsholofelo & Pretty Murambiwa. (2022) Alcohol and substance use prevention in Africa: systematic scoping review. Journal of Substance Use 27:4, pages 335-351.
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David Kalema, Lore Van Damme, Sofie Vindevogel, Ilse Derluyn, Florien Meulewaeter & Wouter Vanderplasschen. (2020) Predictors of Early Recovery after Treatment for Alcohol use Disorders in Uganda. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 38:2, pages 148-164.
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Jennifer Kibicho & Julie Kieffer Campbell. (2019) Community perspectives of second-generation alcohol misuse and HIV risk in rural Kenya: A gendered syndemic lens. Global Public Health 14:12, pages 1733-1743.
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David Kalema, Sofie Vindevogel, Ilse Derluyn, Peter K. Baguma, Femke Bannink & Wouter Vanderplasschen. (2019) Perspectives of alcohol treatment providers and users on alcohol addiction and its facilitating factors in Uganda and Belgium. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 26:2, pages 184-194.
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David Kalema, Lore Van Damme, Sofie Vindevogel, Ilse Derluyn, Peter Baguma & Wouter Vanderplasschen. (2021) Correlates of motivation for treatment among alcohol service users in Uganda. Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities 42:1, pages 4-15.
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Ochan Otim, Tom Juma & Olara Otunnu. (2019) Assessing the health risks of consuming ‘sachet’ alcohol in Acoli, Uganda. PLOS ONE 14:2, pages e0212938.
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