Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

Osborne, A; Aboagye, RG; Olorunsaiye, CZ; James, PB; Bangura, C; Seidu, A-A; Kangbai, JB; Ahinkorah, BO

Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

Osborne, A Aboagye, RG Olorunsaiye, CZ James, PB Bangura, C Seidu, A-A Kangbai, JB Ahinkorah, BO

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dc.contributor.author	Osborne, A
dc.contributor.author	Aboagye, RG
dc.contributor.author	Olorunsaiye, CZ
dc.contributor.author	James, PB
dc.contributor.author	Bangura, C
dc.contributor.author	Seidu, A-A
dc.contributor.author	Kangbai, JB
dc.contributor.author	Ahinkorah, BO
dc.date.accessioned	2024-11-18T03:22:36Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-21
dc.date.available	2024-11-18T03:22:36Z
dc.date.issued	2024-03-11
dc.identifier.citation	BMJ Open, 2024, 14, (3), pp. e080225
dc.identifier.issn	2044-6055
dc.identifier.issn	2044-6055
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/181946
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE: This study examined the prevalence of amphetamine use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone. DESIGN: Data for the study was sourced from the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-based Health Survey. Percentages with confidence intervals (CIs) were used to present the prevalence of amphetamine use among in-school adolescents. A multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the factors associated with amphetamine use. The results were presented using adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% CIs. SETTING: Sierra Leone. PARTICIPANTS: A weighted sample of 1,314 in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone. OUTCOME MEASURE: Lifetime amphetamine use. RESULTS: The prevalence of amphetamine use was 6.1% (3.9%-9.5%). In-school adolescents who planned suicide were more likely to use amphetamine compared with those who did not (aOR 2.54; 95% CI 1.02 to 6.31). Also, the odds of amphetamine use were higher among in-school adolescents who received support from their peers (aOR 3.19, 95% CI 1.71 to 5.96), consumed alcohol (aOR 4.85, 95% CI 2.61 to 9.03), and those who had previously used marijuana (aOR 13.31, 95% CI 6.61 to 28.78) compared with those who did not receive any support, never consumed alcohol, and never used marijuana, respectively. CONCLUSION: Amphetamine use is prevalent among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone. There is a need to implement comprehensive public health policies that extend beyond school-based psychobehavioural therapies. These policies should specifically address the considerable risk factors associated with amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.classification	32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	42 Health sciences
dc.subject.classification	52 Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Sierra Leone
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Health Surveys
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Health Surveys
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Sierra Leone
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Sierra Leone
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Health Surveys
dc.title	Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the prevalence of amphetamine use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone. DESIGN: Data for the study was sourced from the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-based Health Survey. Percentages with confidence intervals (CIs) were used to present the prevalence of amphetamine use among in-school adolescents. A multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the factors associated with amphetamine use. The results were presented using adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% CIs. SETTING: Sierra Leone. PARTICIPANTS: A weighted sample of 1,314 in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone. OUTCOME MEASURE: Lifetime amphetamine use. RESULTS: The prevalence of amphetamine use was 6.1% (3.9%-9.5%). In-school adolescents who planned suicide were more likely to use amphetamine compared with those who did not (aOR 2.54; 95% CI 1.02 to 6.31). Also, the odds of amphetamine use were higher among in-school adolescents who received support from their peers (aOR 3.19, 95% CI 1.71 to 5.96), consumed alcohol (aOR 4.85, 95% CI 2.61 to 9.03), and those who had previously used marijuana (aOR 13.31, 95% CI 6.61 to 28.78) compared with those who did not receive any support, never consumed alcohol, and never used marijuana, respectively. CONCLUSION: Amphetamine use is prevalent among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone. There is a need to implement comprehensive public health policies that extend beyond school-based psychobehavioural therapies. These policies should specifically address the considerable risk factors associated with amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

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