Harmful alcohol use in rural Uganda: a pilot study from the Kigezi sub-region

Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Vincent Mubangizi, Wilber Karugahe, Agnes Napyo, Sam Maling, Aggrey Mukose, Catherine Gitige, Mary Mbuo, Cissie Namanda, Merlin Willcox

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27294-4
Published: 2026-04-15
Container: BMC Public Health
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12889-026-27294-4,
  title = {Harmful alcohol use in rural Uganda: a pilot study from the Kigezi sub-region},
  author = {Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye and Vincent Mubangizi and Wilber Karugahe and Agnes Napyo and Sam Maling and Aggrey Mukose and Catherine Gitige and Mary Mbuo and Cissie Namanda and Merlin Willcox},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Public Health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-026-27294-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27294-4}
}

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AU  - Vincent Mubangizi
AU  - Wilber Karugahe
AU  - Agnes Napyo
AU  - Sam Maling
AU  - Aggrey Mukose
AU  - Catherine Gitige
AU  - Mary Mbuo
AU  - Cissie Namanda
AU  - Merlin Willcox
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Public Health
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-026-27294-4
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Tumwesigye, N. M., Mubangizi, V., Karugahe, W., Napyo, A., Maling, S., Mukose, A., Gitige, C., Mbuo, M., Namanda, C., & Willcox, M. (2026). Harmful alcohol use in rural Uganda: a pilot study from the Kigezi sub-region. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27294-4

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