Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We examined the associations between substance use (cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and cannabis use) and psychosocial characteristics at the individual and family levels among adolescents of the Seychelles, a rapidly developing...
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| author | Paccaud Fred Rousson Valentin Viswanathan Bharathi Alwan Heba Bovet Pascal |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We examined the associations between substance use (cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and cannabis use) and psychosocial characteristics at the individual and family levels among adolescents of the Seychelles, a rapidly developing small island state in the African region.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A school survey was conducted in a representative sample of 1432 students aged 11-17 years from all secondary schools. Data came from a self-administered anonymous questionnaire conducted along a standard methodology (Global School-based Health Survey, GSHS). Risk behaviors and psychosocial characteristics were dichotomized. Association analyses were adjusted for a possible classroom effect.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The prevalence of cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and cannabis use was higher in boys than in girls and increased with age. Age-adjusted and multivariate analyses showed that several individual level characteristics (e.g. suicidal ideation and truancy) and family level characteristics (e.g. poor parental monitoring) were associated with substance use among students.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Our results suggest that health promotion programs should simultaneously address multiple risk behaviors and take into account a wide range of psychosocial characteristics of the students at the individual and family levels.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17809690840e4a4ab24d8cdbdd1673dc2022-12-21T21:18:15ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312011-10-011118510.1186/1471-2431-11-85Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the SeychellesPaccaud FredRousson ValentinViswanathan BharathiAlwan HebaBovet Pascal<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We examined the associations between substance use (cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and cannabis use) and psychosocial characteristics at the individual and family levels among adolescents of the Seychelles, a rapidly developing small island state in the African region.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A school survey was conducted in a representative sample of 1432 students aged 11-17 years from all secondary schools. Data came from a self-administered anonymous questionnaire conducted along a standard methodology (Global School-based Health Survey, GSHS). Risk behaviors and psychosocial characteristics were dichotomized. Association analyses were adjusted for a possible classroom effect.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The prevalence of cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and cannabis use was higher in boys than in girls and increased with age. Age-adjusted and multivariate analyses showed that several individual level characteristics (e.g. suicidal ideation and truancy) and family level characteristics (e.g. poor parental monitoring) were associated with substance use among students.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Our results suggest that health promotion programs should simultaneously address multiple risk behaviors and take into account a wide range of psychosocial characteristics of the students at the individual and family levels.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/11/85 |
| spellingShingle | Paccaud Fred Rousson Valentin Viswanathan Bharathi Alwan Heba Bovet Pascal Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles BMC Pediatrics |
| title | Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles |
| title_full | Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles |
| title_fullStr | Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles |
| title_short | Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles |
| title_sort | association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the seychelles |
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