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Front. Public Health

Sec. Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1672215

Drivers of illicit alcohol consumption among at-risk populations aged 15–29  years old in Zambia: a qualitative perspective

Provisionally accepted
Tulani  Francis L MatengaTulani Francis L Matenga1,2*Cosmas  ZyamboCosmas Zyambo1,2Masauso  PhiriMasauso Phiri1,2Richard  ZuluRichard Zulu2Musawa  MukupaMusawa Mukupa2Kumbulani  MabantiKumbulani Mabanti2Anna  HainzeAnna Hainze3Prof. Dhally  M. MendaProf. Dhally M. Menda1,4Angela  RizzoAngela Rizzo5Ahmed  OgwellAhmed Ogwell6Fastone  M GomaFastone M Goma2Tom  AchokiTom Achoki5,7
  • 1University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 2Center for primary care research, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 3Independent researcher, Nairobi, Kenya
  • 4Churches Health Association of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
  • 5AB InBev Foundation, New York, United States
  • 6United Nations Foundation, New York, United States
  • 7Africa Institute for Health Policy, Nairobi, Kenya

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Keywords: Illicit alcohol, Young people, Social-ecological model, drivers, Zambia

Received: 24 Jul 2025; Accepted: 25 Jul 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Francis L Matenga, Zyambo, Phiri, Zulu, Mukupa, Mabanti, Hainze, Menda, Rizzo, Ogwell, Goma and Achoki. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Tulani Francis L Matenga, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia

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