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[Factors related to drug consumption in children's population]
1Institut Universitari de Salut Pública de Catalunya. lrajmil@bellvitge.bvg.ub.es
Medicina Clinica
|April 11, 2000
Abstract
Background:
To analyse the correlates of drug consumption in children's population.
Method:
Analyse interviews corresponding to children younger than 15 years old of the Catalan Health Survey (n = 2,433).
Results:
The 25% consumed some drug in the previous 2 days. The factors related to drug consumption were low age, living in Barcelona (OR = 1.3), reporting double coverage (OR = 1.6), physician visits in the past 15 days (OR = 2.4), and reporting health problems.
Conclusions:
Drug consumption in children is high. It seems necessary to improve the education of families and health professionals related to drug consumption.