Atilola O, Ayinde O, Adeitan O
Department of Behavioural Medicine, Lagos state University College of Medicine Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria ; Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital Ibadan, Nigeria.
Afr Health Sci. 2013 Sep;13(3):777-84. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v13i3.37.
Previous research on adolescent alcohol/substance use in Nigeria had focused on the pattern of use without consideration for the extent of use. Socio-demographic correlates have also not been well explored. Information about socio-demographic correlates can also inform target-points in preventive strategies. Knowledge of the prevalence of problematic pattern of alcohol/substance use can inform the inclusion of rehabilitation strategies in intervention policies.
To determine the prevalence, pattern and extent-as well as socio-demographic correlates-of alcohol/substance use among a cohort of adolescents in Nigeria.
Pattern and extent of alcohol/substance use was examined using the CRAFFT instrument.
A total of 538 adolescents with a mean age of 15.1 ± 1.4 years returned completed questionnaires. 12-month prevalence of alcohol and other substance use was 21.4%. About 46% of those who reported use of alcohol or any other substance had a CRAFFT score of >2 which suggests problematic pattern of use. Older age, male gender, parental alcohol and substance and lower than average school performance were independently associated with 12-moNth use of alcohol or any other substance.
Adolescent alcohol and substance use is common in Nigeria and a large proportion of users show a problematic pattern of use that warrants rehabilitative intervention.
此前关于尼日利亚青少年酒精/物质使用情况的研究聚焦于使用模式，而未考虑使用程度。社会人口学相关因素也未得到充分探究。有关社会人口学相关因素的信息也可为预防策略中的目标点提供依据。了解酒精/物质使用问题模式的患病率可为干预政策中纳入康复策略提供依据。
确定尼日利亚一群青少年中酒精/物质使用的患病率、模式和程度以及社会人口学相关因素。
使用CRAFFT工具检查酒精/物质使用的模式和程度。
共有538名平均年龄为15.1±1.4岁的青少年返回了完整问卷。酒精和其他物质使用的12个月患病率为21.4%。报告使用酒精或任何其他物质的人中，约46%的CRAFFT得分为>2，这表明使用模式存在问题。年龄较大、男性、父母使用酒精和物质以及学业成绩低于平均水平与12个月使用酒精或任何其他物质独立相关。
青少年酒精和物质使用在尼日利亚很常见，很大一部分使用者表现出有问题的使用模式，需要进行康复干预。
