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This study aims to address this gap by conducting a household survey to systematically assess the prevalence of SUD among this tribal population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional population-based household survey was conducted among four taluks of the Udupi district, Karnataka, India. Twelve tribal hamlets from the four taluks were identified, and all the households in those colonies were visited for data collection. All the adults from each household were eligible, and 401 participated in the study. The modified BG Prasad scale; the alcohol, smoking, and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST); and the Patient Health Questionnaire screening tools were used for data collection. The data were analyzed via JAMOVI 2.6.19.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirteen percent of the participants had used alcohol in their lifetime. Similarly, 16.7% of the participants used tobacco, and 5.2% used both substances. An increase in age, being male, and having a lower socioeconomic status increased the risk of substance use among the study population. Among all the participants, 2% were screened positive for moderate depressive symptoms, and 1.7% were screened positive for severe depressive symptoms. In addition, 1.2% reported having moderate anxiety symptoms, and 2.5% reported having medium levels of somatic symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Culturally sensitive and community-led documentation may provide a more accurate account of the level of substance use among this tribal population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s40615-025-02707-z","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]],"date-time":"2026-02-09T15:34:44Z","timestamp":1770651284000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Substance Use and Mental Health Among a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group in Karnataka: Prevalence and Associated Determinants from a Household Survey"],"prefix":"10.1007","author":[{"given":"Suvina S.","family":"Soans","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3674-5413","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Soyuz","family":"John","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ranjitha S.","family":"Shetty","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,9]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"2707_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"316","DOI":"10.1097\/HRP.0000000000000271","volume":"28","author":"HS Connery","year":"2020","unstructured":"Connery HS, McHugh RK, Reilly M, Shin S, Greenfield SF. 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