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ArticleSubstance abuse and rehabilitation2020

Subgrouping University Students Based on Substance Use Pattern: A Latent Class Analysis.

Mohammad Reza Karimirad, Sima Afrashteh, Ali Gholami, Saeid Hossein Oghli, Abbas Abbasi-Ghahramanloo, Leila Bordbar, Mostafa Salari

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Article in Substance abuse and rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Mohammad Reza KarimiradDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sima AfrashtehDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Ali GholamiNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran.
Saeid Hossein OghliAbhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.
Abbas Abbasi-GhahramanlooDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Leila BordbarDepartment of Nursing, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Mostafa SalariDepartment of Nursing, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Hormozgan University · IRArdabil University of Medical Sciences · IRBushehr University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Abhar Branch · IRNon-Communicable Diseases Research CenterTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

purposeHigh-risk behaviors are the main causes of death and disability among youth and adults. Entering university might cause students to go through their first-hand experience of using substances.

aimThis study aimed to detect the subgroups of students based on substance use and assess the effects of religiosity and parental support as well as other related factors on the membership of students in each latent class.

methodsUsing a multistage sampling method, this cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (n=524). All students completed a self-report questionnaire. This questionnaire contained questions about substance use, religious beliefs and familial support. The questions of substance use were prepared using the World Health Organization Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (WHO ASSIST). To analyze the data, PROC LCA statistical method was run in SAS9.2.

resultsThree latent classes were identified: 1) nonuser (87.5%), 2) tobacco and illicit drug user (8.7%) and 3) polydrug user (3.8%). Having extramarital sex in the last month (OR=28.29, 95% CI; 8.45-94.76), living alone (OR=4.29, 95% CI; 1.01-18.35) and having a higher score of familial support (OR=0.94, 95% CI; 0.89-0.98) were associated with the polydrug user class. Hookah smoking had the highest (11.1%) and non-medical methylphenidate use had the lowest (2.3%) prevalence among the participants of the study.

conclusionThis study revealed that 12.5% of the students were either tobacco and illicit drug users or polydrug users. Thus, focusing on the religiosity and familial support may help design some preventive programs for this stratum of young adults.

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familial supportlatent class analysisreligiositysubstance useuniversity students

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