ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2013
Cannabis use and its socio-demographic correlates among in-school adolescents in Zambia.
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- Cannabis and amphetamine use among school-going adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis of prevalence and associated factors.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Spectrum of substance use precipitating rehabilitative services among adult patients in the university of Port Harcourt teaching hospital.African health sciences · 2023Article
- Prevalence of substance use and associated factors among secondary school adolescents in Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania.PloS one · 2022Article
- Cannabis and amphetamine use and its psychosocial correlates among school-going adolescents in Ghana.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2019Article
- Cannabis and Amphetamine Use Among Adolescents in Five Asian Countries.Central Asian journal of global health · 2017Article
- Correlates of cannabis use among high school students in Shamva District, Zimbabwe: A descriptive cross-sectional study.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2016Article
- Attitude to substance abuse: do personality and socio-demographic factors matter?International journal of high risk behaviors & addiction · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundCannabis dependence in adolescents predicts increased risks of using other illicit drugs, poor academic performance and reporting psychotic symptoms. The prevalence of cannabis use was estimated two decades ago in Zambia among secondary school students. There are no recent estimates of the extent of the problem; further, correlates for its use have not been documented in Zambia. The objective of study was to estimate the current prevalence of cannabis use and its socio-demographic correlates among in-school adolescents.
methodsWe conducted secondary analysis of data that was obtained from the 2004 Zambia Global School-Based Health Survey. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the socio-demographic factors associated with cannabis use.
resultsA total of 2,257 adolescents participated in the survey of which 53.9% were females. The overall prevalence of self reported ever-used cannabis was 37.2% (34.5% among males and 39.5% among females). In multivariate analysis, males were 8% (AOR = 0.92; 95% CI [0.89, 0.95]) less likely to have ever smoked cannabis. Compared to adolescents aged 16 years or older, adolescents aged 14 years were 45% (AOR = 1.45; 95% CI [1.37, 1.55]) more likely, and those aged 15 years were 44% (AOR = 0.56; 95% CI [0.53, 0.60]) less likely to report to have ever smoked cannabis. Other factors that were significantly associated with cannabis use were history of having engaged in sexual intercourse (AOR = 2.55; 95% CI [2.46, 2.64]), alcohol use (AOR = 4.38; 95% CI [4.24, 4.53]), and having been bullied (AOR = 1.77; 95% CI [1.71, 1.83]). Adolescents who reported being supervised by parents during free time were less likely to have smoked cannabis (AOR = 0.92; 95% CI [0.88, 0.95]).
conclusionsThe use of cannabis is prevalent among Zambian in-school adolescents. Efforts to prevent adolescents' psychoactive drug use in Zambia should be designed considering the significant factors associated with drug use in the current study.
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