Makkai T, McAllister I
Australian National University, Canberra.
J Drug Educ. 1990;20(4):337-52. doi: 10.2190/PLY9-CR60-TXX0-HMQT.
This article uses a national population survey conducted in 1988 to examine drug information needs within the Australian population. The analysis concentrates on three types of informational needs--knowledge and contact with drug services, the nature of the drug information sought, and the sources of drug information. The results show that almost half of the respondents in the survey considered that they had an adequate amount of information about drugs and there were generally high levels of factual knowledge about the drug and alcohol services available in the community. Knowledge of drug services was found to be unrelated to the need for information, although high levels of knowledge did correlate with a willingness to use a variety of medical, welfare, and social support services to obtain information. The data indicated that contact significantly correlated with both a desire for information and a willingness to consult a variety of services. Finally, users of all types of drugs reported higher levels of knowledge, with users of illicit drugs, in particular, expressing a greater desire for information about all types of drugs and an increased willingness to use a variety of welfare and social support agencies.
本文采用1988年开展的一项全国人口调查，以研究澳大利亚民众的药物信息需求。分析集中于三种信息需求类型——对药物服务的了解与接触、所寻求药物信息的性质以及药物信息的来源。结果显示，调查中近一半的受访者认为他们拥有足够的药物信息，并且对于社区中可用的药物和酒精服务，民众普遍具备较高水平的事实性知识。研究发现，对药物服务的了解与信息需求无关，不过较高水平的知识确实与愿意利用各种医疗、福利和社会支持服务来获取信息相关。数据表明，接触与对信息的渴望以及咨询各种服务的意愿均显著相关。最后，各类药物使用者报告的知识水平更高，尤其是非法药物使用者，他们对各类药物信息表现出更强烈的渴望，并且更愿意利用各种福利和社会支持机构。
