Adverse childhood experiences, individual‐level risk and protective factors, and recent drug use in a community sample of Nigerian women
Martin Osayande Agwogie,
Wendy Kliewer,
Muhammed Bashir Ibrahim
Abstract:Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with a wide range of health problems and health‐compromising behaviors, including drug use, but are understudied in sub‐Saharan Africa. Further, some data suggest that some types of ACEs are more strongly associated with outcomes than others. We investigated associations between different types of ACEs and recent drug use among 2,011 women living in Katsina State, Nigeria. This community‐based survey included questions on ACE exposure, modifiable individual‐l… Show more
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