Disparities in young adolescent inhalant use by rurality, gender, and ethnicity
Disparities in young adolescent inhalant use by rurality, gender, and ethnicity
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DOI：
10.1080/10826080701202262
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Jumper Thurman, Pamela
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作者：
Edwards, Ruth W.;Stanley, Linda;Jumper Thurman, Pamela
吸入剂的使用日益令人关切，因为青少年中的使用率似乎在上升，性别差异在缩小。从20,684墨西哥裔美国人和白色非西班牙裔的第七和第八年级的男性和女性从美国西部和15,659非洲裔美国人和白色非西班牙裔的第七和第八年级的男性和女性从美国东南部的国家收集的数据通过在学校的调查，从1996年至2000年进行了分析，使用各种统计技术，包括多层次模型。研究中提出的问题包括：吸入剂的使用是否因农村而异？社区的种族构成对吸入剂的使用有什么影响，这种影响是否因个人的种族而异？男性使用鼻吸剂的情况是否多于女性，男性和女性的使用水平是否因个人种族、社区种族或农村化程度而有所不同？不同种族的男性和女性是否在不同年龄开始使用吸入剂？研究的局限性和预防的研究结果的影响进行了讨论，并提出了未来的研究领域。这项研究由国家药物滥用研究所资助。
Inhalant use is of increasing concern as rates appear to be rising among young adolescents and gender differences narrowing. Data from 20,684 Mexican American and White non-Hispanic seventh- and eighth-grade males and females from the Western United States and 15,659 African American and White non-Hispanic seventh- and eighth-grade males and females from states in the southeastern United States collected via in-school surveys from 1996 to 2000 were analyzed using a variety of statistical techniques including multilevel modeling. Questions addressed in the study included: Does inhalant use vary by level of rurality? What effect does the ethnic composition of the community have on inhalant use and does this effect differ by an individual's ethnicity? Do males use more inhalants than females and does the level of use by males and females differ by individual ethnicity, ethnicity of the community, or level of rurality? Do males and females of different ethnicities initiate inhalant use at different ages? Limitations of the study and implications of findings for prevention are discussed and areas of future research are suggested. This study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.