Mbanga Clarence M, Efie Derrick T, Aroke Desmond, Njim Tsi
Mankon Sub Divisional Hospital, Bamenda, Cameroon.
Tokombéré District Hospital, Tokombéré, Cameroon.
BMC Res Notes. 2018 Jul 28;11(1):515. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3631-z.
Medical and nursing students in Cameroon are likely to have mental health problems given the stressful nature of their studies. Paucity of mental health institutions in the country implies they hardly get access to professional help when needed and are obliged to develop coping strategies such as recreational drug use. This study aims to determine the prevalence and predictors of recreational drug use among a group of Cameroonian medical and nursing students.
Cross-sectional analysis of 852 medical and nursing students (mean age 21.78 ± 3.14, 31.49% males) recruited by convenience sampling from three state-owned medical schools; and from two state-owned and two private nursing schools in Cameroon over a four-month period (January-April 2018). Information was collected via a printed self-administered and structured questionnaire from consenting students. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors of recreational drug use. The overall prevalence of recreational drug use was 1.64% with tramadol and marijuana noted as the drugs used by these students. Independent predictors of recreational drug use were: presence of a chronic illness (OR 5.26; 95% CI 1.32, 20.97; p = 0.019), alcohol consumption (OR 5.08; 95% CI 1.54, 16.73; p = 0.008) and Total Oldenburg Burnout Inventory score (OR 1.11; 95% CI 1.02, 1.21; p = 0.021). The use of recreational drugs by medical and nursing students in Cameroon remains worrisome despite its very low prevalence, as it may negatively impact their performance and health.
鉴于学业压力大，喀麦隆的医学和护理专业学生很可能存在心理健康问题。该国心理健康机构匮乏，这意味着他们在需要时很难获得专业帮助，因此不得不制定诸如使用消遣性药物等应对策略。本研究旨在确定一组喀麦隆医学和护理专业学生中消遣性药物使用的患病率及预测因素。
对852名医学和护理专业学生进行横断面分析（平均年龄21.78 ± 3.14岁，男性占31.49%），这些学生是在四个月期间（2018年1月至4月）通过便利抽样从喀麦隆的三所国立医学院以及两所国立和两所私立护理学校招募的。通过一份印刷的自填式结构化问卷从同意参与的学生那里收集信息。采用多变量逻辑回归分析来确定消遣性药物使用的独立预测因素。消遣性药物使用的总体患病率为1.64%，曲马多和大麻被指出是这些学生使用的药物。消遣性药物使用的独立预测因素为：患有慢性病（比值比5.26；95%置信区间1.32, 20.97；p = 0.019）、饮酒（比值比5.08；95%置信区间1.54, 16.73；p = 0.008）以及奥尔登堡倦怠量表总分（比值比1.11；95%置信区间1.02, 1.21；p = 0.021）。喀麦隆医学和护理专业学生使用消遣性药物的情况尽管患病率很低，但仍然令人担忧，因为这可能会对他们的学业表现和健康产生负面影响。
