Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia

This study aimed to determine the magnitude of current drug use and its associated factors among randomly selected 3227 in-school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires adapted from the Global School-Based Health Survey. The ma...

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Main Authors: Gari Hunduma, Kasiye Shiferaw, Yadeta Dessie, Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Biftu Geda, Negussie Deyessa
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2321217
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Kasiye Shiferaw
Yadeta Dessie
Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta
Biftu Geda
Negussie Deyessa
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description This study aimed to determine the magnitude of current drug use and its associated factors among randomly selected 3227 in-school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires adapted from the Global School-Based Health Survey. The magnitude of current drug use among in-school adolescents was 5.67% (95% CI: 4.92–6.52). Rural residence (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.43; 3.54), social media use (AOR = 2.53, 95% CI: 1.75; 3.65), being bullied by others at school (AOR = 8.34, 95% CI: 5.67; 12.56), having a father who used drugs (AOR = 2.20, 95% CI: 1.38; 3.39), and having low self-esteem (AOR = 5.83, 95% CI: 2.77; 12.27) were significantly associated with increased odds of current drug use. The magnitude of current drug use is high. The findings highlight that interventions should focus on rural dwellers, social media users, bully victims, adolescents whose fathers use drugs, and adolescents with low self-esteem.
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spelling doaj-art-2e609fb057ac4b35b986d8b9a12381d32024-12-05T17:43:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272024-12-0129110.1080/02673843.2024.2321217Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern EthiopiaGari Hunduma0Kasiye Shiferaw1Yadeta Dessie2Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta3Biftu Geda4Negussie Deyessa5School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaSchool of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Madda Walabu University, Shashamene, EthiopiaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Abab, EthiopiaThis study aimed to determine the magnitude of current drug use and its associated factors among randomly selected 3227 in-school adolescents in eastern Ethiopia using a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires adapted from the Global School-Based Health Survey. The magnitude of current drug use among in-school adolescents was 5.67% (95% CI: 4.92–6.52). Rural residence (AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.43; 3.54), social media use (AOR = 2.53, 95% CI: 1.75; 3.65), being bullied by others at school (AOR = 8.34, 95% CI: 5.67; 12.56), having a father who used drugs (AOR = 2.20, 95% CI: 1.38; 3.39), and having low self-esteem (AOR = 5.83, 95% CI: 2.77; 12.27) were significantly associated with increased odds of current drug use. The magnitude of current drug use is high. The findings highlight that interventions should focus on rural dwellers, social media users, bully victims, adolescents whose fathers use drugs, and adolescents with low self-esteem.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2321217Current drug useassociated factorsadolescentsEthiopia
spellingShingle Gari Hunduma
Kasiye Shiferaw
Yadeta Dessie
Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta
Biftu Geda
Negussie Deyessa
Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
Current drug use
associated factors
adolescents
Ethiopia
title Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia
title_full Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia
title_fullStr Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia
title_short Drug use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Harari region of eastern Ethiopia
title_sort drug use and its associated factors among in school adolescents in harari region of eastern ethiopia
topic Current drug use
associated factors
adolescents
Ethiopia
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2024.2321217
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