Prevalence of and risk factors for methamphetamine use in northern Thai youth: results of an audio-computer-assisted self-interviewing survey with urine testing
Prevalence of and risk factors for methamphetamine use in northern Thai youth: results of an audio-computer-assisted self-interviewing survey with urine testing
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10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00131.x
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2002-07-01
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van Griensven, F
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作者：
Sattah, MV;Supawitkul, S;van Griensven, F
目的：数据来自药物治疗机构。毒品缉获和毒品逮捕表明，泰国青少年使用甲基苯丙胺的人数迅速增加。然而，关于其使用的普遍程度或使用的相关性的定量数据有限。因此，我们研究的目的是估计甲基苯丙胺使用的流行程度，并确定可能的危险因素。设计横断面调查，采用匿名音频-计算机辅助自我访谈和尿液样本分析。泰国清莱省。参与者是清莱省三所职业学校之一的1725名15-21岁的学生（893名男生和832名女生）。350名男生和150名女生报告了曾经使用过甲基苯丙胺的历史。此外，128名男学生和49名女学生尿检结果呈阳性，表明最近使用过甲基苯丙胺：其中27名学生否认曾经使用过甲基苯丙胺。根据病史，尿检，或者两者都有。41.3%的男生和19.0%的女生吸食冰毒。在多变量分析中，甲基苯丙胺的使用与其他物质的使用、性活动、同伴压力、对甲基苯丙胺的积极态度和缺乏家庭知己高度相关。结论在泰国北部青少年学生中甲基苯丙胺的使用较为普遍。本研究确定的甲基苯丙胺使用的人口学、行为和社会心理相关因素可能有助于预防干预措施的设计和实施。
Aims Data from drug treatment facilities. drug seizures and drug arrests suggest rapidly increasing methamphetamine use by adolescents in Thailand. However, limited quantitative data are available about the prevalence of its use or correlates of use. The purpose of our study was therefore to estimate the prevalence of methamphetamine use and to identify possible risk factors.Design Cross-sectional survey using anonymous audio-computer-assisted self-interview and urine specimen analysis.Setting Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.Participants 1725 students, 15-21 years of age (893 mate and 832 female) attending one of three vocational schools in Chiang Rai Province.Findings Three hundred and fifty male and 150 female students reported a history of having ever used methamphetamine. In addition, 128 male and 49 female students had positive urine test results, indicating recent methamphetamine use: 27 of these students denied having ever used methamphetamine. According to history, urine test, or both. 41.3%, of male students and 19.0%, of female students used methamphetamine. In multivariate analysis, methamphetamine use was highly correlated with the use of other substances, sexual activity, peer pressure, positive attitudes toward methamphetamine, and absence of a family confidant.Conclusions Methamphetamine use is common among adolescent students in northern Thailand. Demographic, behavioral and psychosocial correlates of methamphetamine use identified in this study may be helpful for the design and implementation of preventive interventions.