瓦拉纳西大学生中大麻滥用的流行病学研究。

An epidemiological study of cannabis abuse among college students of Varanasi.

作者信息

Reddy D C, Singh S P, Tiwari I C, Shukla K P, Srivastava M K

出版信息

Indian J Public Health. 1993 Jan-Mar;37(1):10-5.

Abstract

A study of 4326 students, selected by stratified random sampling and using a self administered questionnaire, revealed that overall cannabis abuse among them was 4.5%. It amounted to a considerable decline in prevalence compared to 10.2% observed in 1976. However, it was noted that this reduction was mainly in occasional users and the proportion of regular users has actually increased in 1986. The prevalence has also shown an increase among girl students. The regular users were mainly from professional colleges, hailing from metropolitan cities and with relatively higher amount of pocket money at their disposal. It was concluded that the observed trends could be due to peer pressures. It was also considered that health education of such students at entry point may help reduce the problem.

摘要

一项对4326名学生的研究通过分层随机抽样选取，并使用自填问卷，结果显示他们中总体大麻滥用率为4.5%。与1976年观察到的10.2%相比，患病率有了显著下降。然而，值得注意的是，这种下降主要体现在偶尔使用者中，而1986年经常使用者的比例实际上有所增加。女学生中的患病率也有所上升。经常使用者主要来自职业院校，来自大城市，并且手头可支配的零花钱相对较多。研究得出结论，观察到的趋势可能是由于同伴压力。还认为在入学时对这类学生进行健康教育可能有助于减少这一问题。