Prevalence of psychoactive substance use among youth in Rwanda

BMC Research Notes

Vedaste Ndahindwa²  Darius Gishoma¹  Maurice Kanyoni³ 

[1] Mental Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda;Physiotherapy Department, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda

关键词: Cannabis;    Alcohol;    Nicotine;    Rwanda;    Prevalence;    Youth;    Dependence;    Substance use;   

Others  :  1232465
DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-015-1148-2

 received in 2014-06-26, accepted in 2015-04-23,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Substance use among youth is a significant public health concern worldwide. However, little is known in Rwanda about the prevalence of drug use among youth. The goal of the current study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of substance use among youth in Rwanda.

Methods

A cross-sectional home survey was carried out with 2479 Rwandan youth. Youth ranging, in age from 14–35 years, were randomly selected from 20 out of the 30 districts in the country. The youth were interviewed using a questionnaire that included socio-demographic information and self-reported substance use. Misuse and dependence on alcohol, marijuana and tobacco were respectively assessed by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST), and the Hooked on Nicotine Checklist (HONC).

Results

Overall, the prevalence rate of substance use over the month prior to the survey was 34% for alcohol, 8.5% for tobacco smoking, 2.7% for cannabis, 0.2% for glue and 0.1% for drugs such as diazepam. 7.46% (one in thirteen) of the youth were alcohol dependent, 4.88% (one in twenty) were nicotine dependent, and 2.54% (one in forty) dependent on cannabis.

Conclusions

Our findings demonstrate that tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and other substance use are realities in the daily lives of youth in Rwanda. Further research is needed to monitor the evolution of this phenomenon and its determinants and in order to initiate evidenced-based interventions.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Kanyoni et al.; licensee BioMed Central.

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