Kumar Ashwani, Rathore Sunil Singh, Dhaka Rohit, Singh Sunil Kumar
Department of Community Medicine, National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Department of Community Medicine, National Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Jaipur, India.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2025 Apr 2;37(2):97-106. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2024-0163. eCollection 2025 Apr 1.
To find out the prevalence of substance use and associated factors among adolescents of the rural area of Jaipur, Rajasthan.
This cross-sectional study was carried out in 461 adolescents of rural area Achrol of Jaipur using systematic random sampling technique. Sample size of 461 was calculated using 4PQ/L2 with a prevalence of substance use at 15.8 %. We utilized a pre-developed, pre-validated, semi-structured questionnaire based on the WHO steps questionnaire with specific adaptations was used. The data was analyzed using SPSS Software version 23, and the Chi-square test was employed for qualitative data analysis.
The findings revealed that the average (Mean) age of the study participants was 14.1 ± 2.1. Maximum of the study participants (53.3 %) were in the age group of 14-16 years. Males were more (69.6 %) as compared to females (30.3 %). The overall prevalence of substance use was 26.4 % among the study participants. About one fourth (22.2 %) of participants had consumed alcohol in the past. Only (2.1 %) of them were daily smokers. Majority (95.8 %) of the study participants had never consumed any type of Intravenous drug. Factors like family history of substance abuse, high body mass index, low physical activity were statistically significantly associated with different forms of substance use.
The study population exhibited a high prevalence of substance use and related risk factors. Important risk factors for different forms of substance use prevalent in the study population included male gender, obesity, family history of substance use, and low levels of physical activity.
了解拉贾斯坦邦斋浦尔农村地区青少年物质使用情况及其相关因素。
采用系统随机抽样技术，对斋浦尔农村地区阿克罗尔的461名青少年进行了这项横断面研究。样本量461是使用4PQ/L2计算得出的，物质使用患病率为15.8%。我们使用了一份基于世界卫生组织步骤问卷并经过专门改编的预先制定、预先验证的半结构化问卷。数据使用SPSS软件23版进行分析，定性数据分析采用卡方检验。
研究结果显示，研究参与者的平均年龄为14.1±2.1岁。大多数研究参与者（53.3%）年龄在14 - 16岁之间。男性（69.6%）多于女性（30.3%）。研究参与者中物质使用的总体患病率为26.4%。约四分之一（22.2%）的参与者过去曾饮酒。其中只有2.1%是每日吸烟者。大多数（95.8%）研究参与者从未使用过任何类型的静脉注射药物。物质滥用家族史、高体重指数、低体力活动等因素与不同形式的物质使用在统计学上显著相关。
研究人群中物质使用及相关危险因素的患病率较高。该研究人群中不同形式物质使用的重要危险因素包括男性、肥胖、物质使用家族史和低体力活动水平。
