Determinants of psychoactive substances use among Woldia University students in Northeastern Ethiopia

Adere, Ashete; Bililign, Nigus; Kumsa, Henok; Liben, Misgan Legesse

doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2763-x

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“…From the pooled effect size of four studies, those students who had history of khat chewing were 6.55 times more likely to smoke cigarettes as compared to nonkhat chewers (6.55 (95% CI: 2.81-15.26; I 2 � 82.5)) [22,23,31,32]. e finding of this study also showed that those students who had history of alcohol use were 11.2 times more likely to smoke cigarettes (11.16 (95% CI: 7.46-16.71; I 2 � 0.0%)) [22,23,28,32] ( Figure 6).…”

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“…In this study, a total of 7,861 study participants were included from 13 studies. ese studies were carried out from January 2011 to December 2018 from 10 different universities in seven regions of the country: Addis Ababa � 1, Amhara � 3, Dire Dawa � 1, Oromia � 1, Somali � 2, SNNPR � 3, and Tigray � 1 [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. All of the studies included were cross-sectional with a sample size ranging from 271 to 1022 (Table 1).…”

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Current Cigarette Smoking among Ethiopian University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Guracho

Addis

Tafere

et al. 2020

Journal of Addiction

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Background. Although tobacco use is highest in high-income countries, most tobacco-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries with the highest number of deaths recorded in East Africa. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the pooled prevalence and associated factors of current cigarette smoking among Ethiopian university students. Methods. The authors searched databases from PubMed, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and Web of Sciences. The publications included in the analysis were inclusive, the literature was searched from January 2011 to December 2018. The JBI-MAStARI critical appraisal tool was applied to 13 publications identified by the database search. I2 statistics were used to indicate heterogeneity. Publication bias was evaluated using the visual funnel plot. A p value < 0.1 was considered as indicative of statistically significant publication bias. A random effect meta-analysis model was computed to estimate the pooled prevalence of cigarette smoking, and the variables associated with cigarette smoking were examined. Results. The meta-analysis of 13 studies showed that the pooled prevalence of current cigarette smoking was found to be 12.55% (95% CI: 10.39–14.72; I2 = 94.0%) with no publication bias according to Egger’s test (p=0.007) for cigarette smoking by 2.05 (95% CI: 1.52–2.75). Factors associated with cigarette smoking were peer influence 2.79 (95% CI: 1.62–4.82; I2 = 35.7), khat chewing (95% CI: 2.81–15.26; I2 = 82.5), and alcohol use 11.16 (95% CI: 7.46–16.71). Conclusion. Our findings indicate a high prevalence of cigarette smoking among Ethiopian university students as compared to the general population. Gender, peer influence, khat chewing, and current alcohol use were significantly associated with cigarette smoking. The authors recommend promoting antismoking campaigns, emphasizing health hazard public service announcements about cigarettes, and integrating health education on smoking in youth-friendly services, especially targeting higher educational institutions.

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Section: Factors Associated With Cigarette Smoking Among Ethi-supporting

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Current Cigarette Smoking among Ethiopian University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Guracho

Addis

Tafere

et al. 2020

Journal of Addiction

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“…Who had ever drunk alcohol and ever smoked cigarette were more likely to practise chewing as compared to no alcohol and cigarette users. This finding is supported by r studies conducted, ever drunk alcohol [52,54], and smoking cigarette [43,48,50,52,54]. These studies reported that history of alcohol consumptions and cigarette smoking was positively associated with chewing.…”

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“…This significant difference between male and female may be justified as; females are less exposed to chewing practice than males. Moreover, we found that being Muslim by religion had a significant role to be user than others [2,36,41,43,51,52].…”

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Prevalence and risk factors for khat use among youth students in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018

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Background: Khat use is a widely spreading public health problem affecting the most economically productive population areas in Ethiopia. Khat use among students has been linked with mental, physical, social, and psychological problems. Reliable prevalence has not been recognized because of varying published rates. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to synthesize evidence on the prevalence and potential risk factors of khat use in Ethiopia. Methods:We found 284 studies of which 266 were removed due to duplication, irrelevant topics, and other reasons, respectively. All studies conducted in Ethiopia on khat chewing among students irrespective of time frame were included. Subsequently, 18 studies were used for synthesis of prevalence. Figures were extracted from published reports, and any lost information was requested from investigators. The quality of the included literature was evaluated by using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Prevalence was pooled using random-effects meta-analyses. The presence of association was declared using P-values and an odds ratio with a corresponding 95% CI.

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“…About 80% of tobacco users are from low or middle income countries [9][10][11][12][13]. Despite a slight decline among the general population in the past decade globally [2] and nationally [11], recent evidence shows a higher prevalence of substance use among students attending higher educational institutions in Ethiopia and other low or middle income countries [12][13][14][15]. Following completion of pre-university education, students from areas of the country where substance use is common enroll at Ethiopian universities, including Mekelle University.…”

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Prevalence of, Factors Associated with and Level of Dependence of Psychoactive Substance Use among Mekelle University Students, Ethiopia

Tesema

Kahsay

Lemma

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Background: Psychoactive substance use is a major public health concern globally. Though youth attending higher education institutions are considered particularly vulnerable to psychoactive substances, there is a paucity of evidence in Ethiopia. We aimed to determine the prevalence of psychoactive substance use, factors associated with psychoactive substance use and level of dependence among Mekelle University undergraduate students in Ethiopia. Methods: An institution-based quantitative cross-sectional survey was used to randomly (using multistage sampling) invite 1220 undergraduate students in April and May 2017 to participate. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with psychoactive substance use. Level of dependence was determined using the WHO’s Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test classification. Results: Among the eligible students approached, 1214 participants completed the survey, which yields a 99.5% response rate. The lifetime prevalence of psychoactive substance use was 66.5% (95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 64% to 69%) while the current prevalence was 49% (95% CI = 46% to 52%). A history of, but not current, psychoactive substance use was reported by 18%, while 33.5% reported never having used psychoactive substances. The current prevalence of alcohol use was 35.5%, tobacco 7.8% and khat 5.7%. Of the current users, 17% (95% CI = 14% to 20%) were at a moderate to high risk of dependency. Being over 21 years of age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.37 to 2.25), male (AOR = 3.13; 95% CI = 2.26 to 4.34), living in urban areas (AOR = 2.39, 95% CI = 1.77 to 3.23), an Orthodox Christian (AOR = 7.55, 95% CI = 4.56 to 12.48), and being in their 3rd year (AOR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.49 to 3.55), 4th year (AOR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.2 to 3.51) and 5th year (AOR = 4.0, 95% CI = 2.81 to 7.67) at university were associated with currently using psychoactive substances. Being male and Orthodox Christian was associated with being an ex-smoker. Conclusions: Approximately half of Mekelle University undergraduate students were using psychoactive substances with almost one in five at risk of dependency. The likelihood of use increased with seniority. Evidence-based strategies are needed to prevent school-aged children from using psychoactive substances and university students becoming dependent on substances. Interventions designed to stop current psychoactive substance use may also have promise for reducing dependency.

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Determinants of psychoactive substances use among Woldia University students in Northeastern Ethiopia

Cited by 33 publications

References 14 publications

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Current Cigarette Smoking among Ethiopian University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Current Cigarette Smoking among Ethiopian University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Prevalence and risk factors for khat use among youth students in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018

Prevalence of, Factors Associated with and Level of Dependence of Psychoactive Substance Use among Mekelle University Students, Ethiopia

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