Trends and factors associated with illicit drug use in South Africa: Findings from multiple national population-based household surveys, 2002-2017.

Background: Illicit drug use results in considerable global morbidity, but there is little data on its trends and factors associated with it in sub-Saharan Africa. We consider these questions using national data from South Africa for 2002-2017.

Methods: We analysed data among individuals aged 15 years or older from five national population-based household surveys in South Africa (2002-2017; n = 89,113).

HIGH PREVALENCE OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT IN A TERTIARY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN WESTERN KENYA.

Introduction: is a gram negative commonly associated with nosocomial infections. Multidrug resistant strains are increasingly being reported with corresponding increase in morbidity and mortality. The study outlines the epidemiology and antibiotic resistance pattern of over a 10 year period in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Kenya.