在一个中等收入国家中,在一所公立大学的学生中使用多种药物
Joan Jelagat1, Nancy L M Budambula2, Moses Ngari3,4
1Department of Environment and Health Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya.
BioMed research international
|August 10, 2023
概括
肯尼亚的大学生使用娱乐性毒品的比例很高,超过一半的学生对酒精,大麻和胺等物质的检测呈阳性. 诸如多性伴侣和特定住宅区等因素与增加的药物使用有关.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 成研究 研究成研究
- 药物滥用研究 研究 药物滥用研究
背景情况:
- 在大学生中,娱乐性药物使用是一个重要的公共卫生问题.
- 肯尼亚大学的先前研究依赖于自我报告的数据,容易产生社会可取性偏见.
- 需要客观的数据,以了解这一群体中一生和当前的药物使用模式.
研究的目的:
- 确定肯尼亚大学生中终身和当前娱乐性药物使用的流行情况.
- 为了比较自我报告的药物使用与客观确认的药物使用.
- 在这个人口群体中识别与吸毒相关的风险因素.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及380名来自肯尼亚三个校区的大学生的横截面研究.
- 数据收集包括自我管理的问卷和6个面板加上酒精唾液测试套件,用于客观的药物确认.
- 采用了与尺寸成比例和雪球采样技术.
主要成果:
- 51%的学生对至少一种药物进行了阳性测试,相比之下,58%的学生自我报告了终身使用.
- 酒精,烟草制品 (cotinine),大麻和胺或卡特是最常用的药物,单独使用,同时使用或同时使用.
- 拥有多个性伴侣和居住在特定地区 (Mishomoroni和Kisauni) 与已确认和自我报告的吸毒行为有显著的关联.
结论:
- 相当一部分大学生正在使用毒品,这突显了迫切的公共卫生问题.
- 客观测试显示了大量的药物使用率,强调了自我报告数据的局限性.
- 干预措施应针对继续学习的学生,居住在特定地区的学生以及性活跃的个人.
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