ArticleSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2019
Help seeking behavior for problematic substance uses in north-West Ethiopia.
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- Chronic Lung Disease as a Risk Factor for Long COVID in Patients Diagnosed With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Undiagnosed hypertension and its associated factors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Prevalence and determinants of aggressive behavior among adults with problematic substance use in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Problematic substance use and its associated factors among street youth in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- The Association between Sociocultural Factors and Substance Use among Haramaya University Students.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2021Article
- Suicidal behavior in problematic substance uses in South Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundSubstance miss use and neuro-psychiatric conditions are a growing public health challenges, but 76 to 85% of people with those disorders in low and middle-income countries did not receive treatment. The aim of this study was to see help seeking behavior and determinant factors in residents with problematic substance uses.
methodsA total of 2400 participants had screened for problematic substance uses and 548 participants were found positive for problematic substance uses. Then, we had interviewed 548 participants for help seeking behavior by pre-tested modified General Help Seeking Questionnaire. Logistic regression with its corresponding p-value < 0.05; Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) have been used.
resultsAmong five hundred and forty-eight participants with problematic substance use, only one hundred and sixty-eight (30.7%) with 95% CI (27, 35%) had sought help. Age above 35 years [AOR = .47 95% CI (.25, .90)], who had common mental disorders [AOR = 4.12, 95% CI (2.7, 6.3)], who had comorbid medical condition [AOR = 3.0, 95% CI (1.7, 5.3)], and grand-families' history of substance use [AOR = 2.18, 95% CI (1.4, 3.4)] were significantly associated with help seeking behavior.
conclusionHelp-seeking behavior was infrequent in people with problematic substance use. Advanced age was a barrier to seek help while medical illnesses, common mental disorders and history of substance use in grand families were found to enforce to seek help.
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