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Mental Health Challenges and Substance Use Among Adolescents in a Family Medicine Clinic in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study

2026-07-17

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background</bold> Adolescence carries a high risk for mental health challenges and substance use. Hospital-based data from Nigeria are scarce. This study determined the prevalence, association, and predictors of mental health challenges and substance use among adolescents in a Family Medicine Clinic, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City. <bold>Methods</bold> A cr...

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487ef6f8-3082-5ec4-aced-4acba85fcdda
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-10298722/v1
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