Abstract

Globally, around 269 million people used drugs worldwide in 2018, which was 30% more than
in 2009, while over 35 million people suffer from drug use disorders according to the latest
world drug report. In Uganda, a great percentage of the population had ever used these
substances and the commonest substance used was alcohol, kuber, khat, aviation fuel,
cannabis, and cigarettes. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of
substance-induced psychosis and its risk factors among psychiatric patients at Hoima Regional
Referral Hospital (HRRH). A cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative study was used to
determine the prevalence and factors associated with substance-induced psychosis among
youth aged 18-30 at HRRH where a documentary review was carried out on the youth who are
admitted to the psychiatric ward. Data collected was cleaned, coded, and entered into
Microsoft Excel then analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20.0. Variables were cross-tabulated
using Bivariate and multinomial logistic regression models, and descriptive statistics were
presented in the form of frequency tables, pie charts, and graphs. The study found that of
the 100 patients who were admitted to the psychiatric unit due to substance use at Hoima
Regional Referral Hospital, 38(38.0%) had substance-induced psychosis. According to the
study, age, marital status, sex, and level of education were significantly associated with
substance-induced psychosis as shown in the table below. According to the study, having
other mental illnesses and a number of admissions showed an association with substanceinduced
psychosis as shown in the table below. There was an observed association between
the use of cocaine, methamphetamine, and a combination of substances with the occurrence
of substance-induced psychosis. Substance-induced psychosis is a significant health challenge
among psychiatric patients. Predictors include; age, marital status, sex, level of education,
other mental illness, number of admissions, and type of substances used