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To assess the prevalence and factors associated with hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs among a primary care population.

July 3, 2026Open Access

Prevalence and correlates of substance use among South African primary care clinic patients

Key Points

To assess the prevalence and factors associated with hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs among a primary care population.
Stratified random sampling of 14 clinics from the public health sector in Cape Town.
Focus on hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
Identified significant prevalence rates of tobacco and alcohol use.
Correlates of substance use included various demographic and health factors.

Abstract

The authors aimed to assess prevalence and correlates of hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs in a primary care population in Cape Town, South Africa. Stratified random sampling was used to select 14 of the 49 clinics in the public health sector in Cape Town.

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Human Sciences Research Council (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a47540e5c29257aa2579e1f https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14749/32857322