Prevalence and determinants of substance abuse among youth in Central Kerala, India

Raphael, Lucy; Raveendran, Rini; Šajna, Mateja

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170752

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“…Awareness regarding substance being harmful to health was observed in 90% of the students in our study which is comparable to 96% found in a study from Kerala. [ 26 ] The students reported being taught in the school about adverse effects of these substances.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with substance use in children: A questionnaire-based survey in two cities of Uttar Pradesh, India

Narain

Sardana

Gupta

2020

Indian J Psychiatry

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Background: There is a sharp increase of substance use, particularly tobacco and alcohol, among schoolchildren. Aims: A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence, age of initiation, and determinants for the uptake of tobacco and alcohol habits among ever-user students. Settings and Design: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among school students. Materials and Methods: Information on alcohol and tobacco use, age at initiation, peer influence, reason of initiation, etc., was collected from students of class 7 th –12 th (ages: 11–19 years) studying in schools of Noida and Ghaziabad cities, through a pretested self-administered questionnaire through multistage sampling design. Univariate analysis was done to assess the significance of various determinants. Results: “Ever use of substance” (alcohol or tobacco) was found in 14.3% students and was 1.2 times more among boys in comparison to girls ( P < 0.05). About 29.5% of these students initiated the habit before 11 years of age and its prevalence was significantly more among boys from government schools as compared to private schools. The habits were 2.2, 3.8, and 4.6 fold higher among students if the father, mother, siblings, or friends also used substances. Substance use was less frequent among children of white-collared father and more educated parents. One-third of students up took the habit to make friends. Conclusion: The rising prevalence of substance use among students is a threat to the society. Introducing a “substance use prevention policy” in schools to educate students about various adverse effects and refusal skills may help curb this menace.

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with substance use in children: A questionnaire-based survey in two cities of Uttar Pradesh, India

Narain

Sardana

Gupta

2020

Indian J Psychiatry

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“…Raphael et al in Kerala also reported significantly higher prevalence of substance abuse among males than females. 11 In our study, 25.6% of the participants reported having indulged in a physical fight and 12.5% reported having been bullied. Lesser number of adolescents reported having indulged in a physical fight in a study conducted by Sousa et al in Portugal (7.9%).…”

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Assessment of the magnitude of behavioural risk factors among school going adolescents of Kashmir valley: a cross sectional study

Ali¹,

Shah²,

Nazir

et al. 2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Adolescents are one sixth of the world’s population and account for 6% of the global burden of disease and injury. The unique health issues associated with adolescence have been little understood. Adolescence is a period when many behaviours are consolidated which have major effects on future adult health. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a total of 8 schools in order to assess the magnitude of various behavioural risk factors among school going adolescents. 614 students in the age group of 10-19 years were included in the study. Data was collected using modified WHO global school-based health survey questionnaire. Weight and height of the adolescents were also taken to assess their nutritional status. Results: In the present study 45% of the participants resorted to diet restriction. 19.2% of the adolescents felt lonely. 18.2.5% of the participants had disturbed sleep and 8.8% of them reported having had suicidal thoughts. 3.9% of the participants had ever smoked cigarettes, 3.9% had ever consumed alcohol and 1.8% had ever used drugs. 28.3% of the adolescents reported having been physically attacked and 12.5% reported having been bullied. 29.5% had a screen time of 3 hours or more. Conclusions: It was observed that behavioral risk factors like unhealthy eating habits and lack of physical activity and substance abuse were quite prevalent in the adolescents. Health education on all these behavioural risk factors and incorporation of life skills education in the school curriculum will help in improving the overall health of the adolescents.

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“…One study showed Level of knowledge on harmfulness of substance use among students was very high and they stated media as the most frequent source of information [15]. One Indian study showed that study material regarding substance abuse and their harmful effects can be imparted to teachers and later introduced in school curriculum [16].…”

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Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Substance Addiction Among Medical Students of Valsad, Gujarat

Parmar¹

2018

FSAR

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Inclusion criteriaThose students of 2 nd year MBBS, GMERS Medical College, Valsad, Gujarat, India who wanted to participate voluntarily in this study were included. Exclusion criteriaThose students who didn't want to participate were excluded. Study was started after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee. Data obtained were analyzed via median score and tabulated. ResultsTotal 135 students were participated in the present study, out of which properly filled and responded 100 questionnaires were

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Prevalence and determinants of substance abuse among youth in Central Kerala, India

Cited by 11 publications

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with substance use in children: A questionnaire-based survey in two cities of Uttar Pradesh, India

Prevalence and risk factors associated with substance use in children: A questionnaire-based survey in two cities of Uttar Pradesh, India

Assessment of the magnitude of behavioural risk factors among school going adolescents of Kashmir valley: a cross sectional study

Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Substance Addiction Among Medical Students of Valsad, Gujarat

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