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Risk Factors for Illicit Drug Use Among Malaysian Male Adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorWan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani
dc.contributor.authorJane Ling Miaw Yn
dc.contributor.authorThamil Arasu Saminathan
dc.contributor.authorTania Gayle Robert Lourdes
dc.contributor.authorRushidi Ramly
dc.contributor.authorHamizatul Akmal Abd Hamid
dc.contributor.authorHasimah Ismail
dc.contributor.authorNur Liana Abd Majid
dc.contributor.authorHalizah Mat Rifin
dc.contributor.authorS. Maria Awaluddin
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T07:38:23Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T07:38:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThis study was carried out to determine the prevalence of illicit drug use and its associated factors among male adolescents in Malaysia. Data of 13 135 adolescents were extracted from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017, a cross-sectional survey among school-going adolescents in Malaysia aged between 13 and 17 years, using a 2-stage stratified cluster sampling. A complex sample design analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis were applied. The overall prevalence of lifetime illicit drug use among male adolescents was 6.6%. The multivariable model showed that illicit drug use among male adolescents were associated with younger age, rural school area, marital status of parent, current smoker, ever having sex, truancy, involved in physical fight, and lack of peer support. The findings from this study can assist community and relevant authorities in their efforts to combat illicit drug usage among adolescents using intervention programs that diminishes risk factors and enhances the protective factors.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1010539519865053
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/780
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAsia Pacific Journal of Public Health
dc.titleRisk Factors for Illicit Drug Use Among Malaysian Male Adolescents
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
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