Assessment Of Drug & Substance Abuse Among Hiv Patients Attending The Aids Support Organisation (Taso) Mbarara-uganda

Table of Contents

DECLARATION ..................................................................................... iv CERTIFICATION ................................................................................ v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT........................................................................ vi DEDICATION.......................................................................................... vii LISTOF ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................viii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... 1 Background .................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Substance abuse................................................................................................ 1 1.1.2 Illicit drug use & HIV..................................................................................................... 1 1.1.3 Substance abuse, HIV/AIDS & mental illness............................................................... 3 1.2 Problem statement................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Objectives.............................................................................................................................. 4 1.3.1 Major objective............................................................................................................... 4 1.3.2 Specific objectives.......................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................. 5 2.1 Commonly used illicit drugs................................................................................................. 5 2.1.1 Heroin ............................................................................................................................. 5 2.1.2 Cocaine ........................................................................................................................... 6 2.1.3 Methamphetamine .......................................................................................................... 6 2.1.4 Alcohol ........................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Alcohol and HIV/AIDS......................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Alcohol and HIV Transmission............................................................................................. 8 Alcohol and Medical Aspects of AIDS..................................................................................... 9 Alcoholism Treatment as HIV Prevention............................................................................. 10 CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS ..................................................................................................... 16 FIGURE 1: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESPONDENTS.............................................. 16 FIGURE 2: GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESPONDENTS...................................... 16 FIGURE 3: HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED BY THE RESPONDENTS 17 FIGURE 4: STATUS CURRENT USE OF ILLICIT DRUGS ................................................ 18 FIGURE 5: DRUGS REPORTED TO BE USED BY THE RESPONDENTS........................ 18