Knowledge of health effects and determinants of psychoactive substance use among secondary school students in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria.

Autor:	Abubakar AU; Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria.; Department of Community Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria., Abubakar AA; Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Sufiyan MB; Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Balogun MS; Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria., Awosan KJ; Department of Community Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria., Raji IA; Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria.; Department of Community Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria., Usman AB; Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria., Abdullahi AM; Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria.; Department of Community Medicine, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria., Njidda AM; Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria., Bala HA; Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria., Kaoje AU; Department of Community Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria., Nguku PM; Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nigeria., Shehu AU; Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2021 Oct 19; Vol. 40, pp. 109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 19 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2021.40.109.22000
Abstrakt:	Introduction: psychoactive substance use (PSU) is a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or methods which are harmful to themselves or others. Psychoactive substance use takes a considerable toll on financial status, academic achievement and health status of addicts. In Nigeria, PSU is on the increase, one of the most disturbing health-related problems and a leading cause of premature death among school aged population worldwide. We therefore, determined the knowledge of health effects and determinants of psychoactive substance use among secondary school students in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria. Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study among 430 secondary school students that were selected using multistage sampling in Sokoto, Northwestern, Nigeria from April to May 2019. We collected data using a semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. We calculated proportions and adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) in a binary logistic regression model. Results: knowledge of health effects of PSU was good in 38.1% of the respondents with a mean score of 19.6 ± 10.0. The overall prevalence of PSU was high among current users (16.3%), male participants (78.6%) and those aged 17-years or more (68.6%). Independent predictors of current use of psychoactive substances were poor knowledge of health effects (aOR: 4.1, 95% CI: 1.7-10.0) and father´s use of psychoactive substances (aOR: 10.3, 95% CI= 1.9-57.1). Conclusion: knowledge of health effects of psychoactive substances was generally poor among the participants with an associated high prevalence among current users. Poor knowledge of its health effects determines the use of psychoactive substances. We conducted awareness campaigns and health talk on health effects of PSU to secondary school students in the State. The Federal Ministry of Education should ensure that PSU-related topics are incorporated in the secondary school curriculum. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Auwal Usman Abubakar et al.)
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