Magableh Rania Mansour, Bazzari Amjad Hasan, Bazzari Firas Hasan, Hayajneh Ferial Ahmad
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Basic Scientific Sciences, Faculty of Science, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.
ScientificWorldJournal. 2025 Jun 2;2025:5597067. doi: 10.1155/tswj/5597067. eCollection 2025.
Substance abuse among healthcare students is a growing issue across various regions, including the Middle East. Here, we investigate its prevalence and correlates in Jordan. The study utilized an online questionnaire consisting of demographics, attitudes toward substance abuse, the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), and the prevalence and types of substances of abuse reported by the participants. A total of 465 students participated, including males (41.3%) and females (58.7%). The results revealed a high prevalence of substance abuse (13.76%), which correlated with DAST-10 scores ( = 0.442, < 0.01) and was associated with experiencing suicidal thoughts ( < 0.01). Higher odds ( < 0.05) for substance abuse were observed with smoking (OR = 1.81), working (OR = 2.02), attending private universities (OR = 2.03), studying pharmacy compared to medicine, dentistry, and nursing (OR = 4.85) and being a second year student (OR = 3.23). However, it was not associated with gender, age, marital status, living arrangement, attended high school, GPA, and attending a course covering CNS drugs. In terms of attitudes, substance abuse was associated ( < 0.05) with the following: not believing that substance abusers should be punished or that childhood or friends contribute to substance abuse, believing that abusers cannot fully recover, and still wanting to interact with a healthcare provider who has a history of substance abuse. Lastly, seven drugs of abuse classes were identified, and the main reported class was benzodiazepines (22.6%). In conclusion, substance abuse is prevalent among healthcare students in Jordan and is associated with various demographic and attitude factors, which should be taken into consideration for developing interventional and preventative strategies to mitigate this issue.
包括中东地区在内，各地区医护专业学生药物滥用问题日益严重。在此，我们调查了约旦药物滥用的流行情况及其相关因素。该研究采用了一份在线问卷，内容包括人口统计学信息、对药物滥用的态度、药物滥用筛查测试（DAST - 10）以及参与者报告的药物滥用流行情况和滥用药物类型。共有465名学生参与，其中男生占41.3%，女生占58.7%。结果显示药物滥用的流行率较高（13.76%），这与DAST - 10得分相关（ = 0.442， < 0.01），且与有自杀念头相关（ < 0.01）。吸烟（OR = 1.81）、工作（OR = 2.02）、就读私立大学（OR = 2.03）、与医学、牙科和护理专业相比学习药学专业（OR = 4.85）以及是二年级学生（OR = 3.23）的学生药物滥用几率更高（ < 0.05）。然而，它与性别、年龄、婚姻状况、居住安排、就读高中、平均绩点以及参加涵盖中枢神经系统药物的课程无关。在态度方面，药物滥用与以下因素相关（ < 0.05）：不认为药物滥用者应受到惩罚，不认为童年或朋友会导致药物滥用，认为滥用者无法完全康复，以及仍希望与有药物滥用史的医护人员互动。最后，确定了七类滥用药物，主要报告的类别是苯二氮䓬类（22.6%）。总之，约旦医护专业学生中药物滥用情况普遍，且与各种人口统计学和态度因素相关，在制定干预和预防策略以缓解这一问题时应予以考虑。
