Lefoka Moganki H, Netangaheni Robert T
Community Oriented Substance Use Programme, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
Health SA. 2022 Jul 18;27:1775. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v27i0.1775. eCollection 2022.
Substance use disorder has emerged as a key health and social challenge in South Africa (SA). It is projected that about 15% of South African youth, especially young women are prone to engage in drug use and the prospects of coming into contact with nyaope, a highly addictive drug, are higher. Nyaope is mainly smoked, but the prevalence of injecting it is increasing in most regions.
This study aimed to explore and describe the perception of women, who use nyaope, about the factors contributing to nyaope smoking and transitioning to injecting nyaope amongst women in the City of Tshwane Municipality (CoT), Gauteng.
The research was conducted within Community Oriented Substance Use Programme sites across the CoT Municipality.
Qualitative research methods were utilised to explore and describe the perceptions of the participants on factors contributing to the use of nyaope amongst women residing in the CoT. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and thematically analysed.
Intimate partner influence (IPI), peer pressure, being misled by friends, weight loss, lack of effective coping mechanisms and counteracting other drugs contributed to women smoking nyaope. Additionally, a need for an intense high, IPI, influence by the social network, curiosity and cost-effectiveness contributed to women transitioning from smoking to injecting nyaope.
The study has established factors contributing to smoking and transition to injecting nyaope as viewed by women residing in the CoT.
This research affirms that women are influenced by different factors to use and transition to injecting Nyaope.
物质使用障碍已成为南非的一项关键健康和社会挑战。据预测，约15%的南非青年，尤其是年轻女性容易沾染毒品，接触到高成瘾性毒品“新鸦片”的可能性更高。“新鸦片”主要通过吸食，但在大多数地区，注射使用的 prevalence 正在上升。
本研究旨在探索和描述使用“新鸦片”的女性对于导致茨瓦内市（CoT）、豪登省女性吸食“新鸦片”以及转而注射“新鸦片”的因素的看法。
该研究在整个CoT市的社区导向物质使用计划场所内进行。
采用定性研究方法来探索和描述参与者对CoT市居住女性中使用“新鸦片”的因素的看法。通过面对面访谈收集数据并进行主题分析。
亲密伴侣影响（IPI）、同伴压力、被朋友误导、减肥、缺乏有效的应对机制以及抵消其他毒品的影响导致女性吸食“新鸦片”。此外，对强烈快感的需求、IPI、社交网络的影响、好奇心和成本效益导致女性从吸食“新鸦片”转而注射“新鸦片”。
该研究确定了CoT市居住女性所认为的导致吸食和转而注射“新鸦片”的因素。
本研究证实女性受到不同因素的影响而使用并转而注射“新鸦片”。
