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Illicit Drug Use Among School-Going Adolescents in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorFadhli Yusoff
dc.contributor.authorNorhafizah Sahril
dc.contributor.authorNaim M. Rasidi
dc.contributor.authorNor Azian M. Zaki
dc.contributor.authorNorazlina Muhamad
dc.contributor.authorNoorAni Ahmad
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-19T00:57:02Z
dc.date.available2024-08-19T00:57:02Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIllicit drug use among adolescents has become a public health issue in Malaysia. This study was from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) and aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with illicit drug use among school-going adolescents in Malaysia. A 2-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used and data were collected via a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 25 507 students participated in the study. The prevalence of adolescents who ever used illicit drugs was 1.7%. Adolescents who ever used illicit drugs were associated with current smoking (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 6.99; 95% CI = 5.19, 9.40), current alcohol use (aOR = 4.63; 95% CI = 3.43, 6.26), ever having sex (aOR = 4.76; 95% CI = 3.54, 6.41), truancy (aOR = 1.43; 95% CI = 1.07, 1.90), lack of peer support (aOR = 1.47; 95% CI = 1.07, 2.03), and lack of parental monitoring (aOR = 1.71; 95% CI = 1.22, 2.39). Public health intervention should be addressed to prevent illicit drug used among adolescents.
dc.identifier.doiDOI:10.1177/1010539514542425
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/929
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAsia Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.relation.journalAsia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.subjectIllicit drug use
dc.subjectGlobal School Health Survey
dc.subjectGSHS
dc.subjectadolescent health
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectMalaysia
dc.titleIllicit Drug Use Among School-Going Adolescents in Malaysia
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue5_suppl
oaire.citation.volume26
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