Substance use disorder and associated factors at an opioid de-addiction clinic in Western Kenya

Abstract

Opioid substitution therapy with methadone is at the heart of substance use disorder intervention at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital's medication-assisted therapy (MAT) clinic (JOOTRH). However, little is known about the factors linked to substance use disorders and the substances used by clinic patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors associated with substance use disorders and the substances used by MAT-JOOTRH clinic patients.