医疗保健专业人员中的物质使用:肯尼亚的一个横截面研究
Jasmit Shah1,2, Cynthia Smith1, Cyprian Mostert1
1Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi.
PLOS global public health
|March 24, 2025
概括
肯尼亚医疗保健专业人员中使用物质很普遍,超过一半的人报告使用. 酒精是最常见的,其次是大麻和烟草,影响健康服务和提供者的福祉.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 药物使用研究研究 药物使用研究
背景情况:
- 医疗保健专业人员中物质使用是全球日益关注的问题.
- 以前的研究表明,10-15%的医疗保健专业人员滥用药物,6-8%的医生有物质使用障碍.
- 吸毒会对人际关系,健康,工作表现和职业满意度产生负面影响.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定肯尼亚医疗保健提供者中物质使用的流行程度.
- 为了确定常用的物质和相关的人口因素.
主要方法:
- 从2023年5月到8月进行了一项横截面调查.
- 肯尼亚1768名医疗保健提供者 (医生,护士,相关卫生工作者) 通过电子邮件或WhatsApp参与.
- 一个标准化的调查问卷评估了人口统计和物质使用行为.
主要成果:
- 在这个样本中,使用任何物质的流行率为51.7%.
- 酒精 (93.7%) 是最常用的物质,其次是大麻 (28.9%) 和烟草 (27.6%).
- 药物使用与年龄,种族,婚姻状况,宗教,教育,机构类型,提供者类型和收入有关 (p<0.05).
结论:
- 大约一半接受调查的肯尼亚医疗保健提供者报告使用物质.
- 调查结果强调需要机构和政府干预来解决该人口中物质使用的问题.
- 解决物质使用问题对于维持医疗服务提供和提供者福祉至关重要.
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