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Stages of substance use among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa (2002)
(Niveaux de consommation de drogue chez les adolescents de la ville du Cap, Afrique du sud)
Auteur(s) :
FLISHER A. J. ;
PARRY, C. D. ;
MULLER, M. ;
LOMBARD C.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
162-167
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
28
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
AFRIQUE DU SUD
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
CONSOMMATION
;
MILIEU SCOLAIRE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
ETHNIE
;
TABAC
;
ALCOOL
;
CANNABIS
;
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
CRACK
;
MEDICAMENTS
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
;
ENQUETE
;
SEXE
;
PREVALENCE
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Use, 2002, 7, (3), 162-167
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Objectives: (1) To examine whether there is a developmental pattern of use of the following substances among high-school students in Cape Town, South Africa: tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, Mandrax, Ecstasy and crack cocaine. (2) If such a pattern is present, to investigate whether it is affected by gender or racial differences. Study type: Cross-sectional analytical study. Sample: Multistage cluster sample of 2930 students in Grades 8 and 11 at 39 schools in Cape Town, South Africa. Data source: Anonymous and confidential self completed questionnaire. Results: Lifetime usage prevalence rates were 42.1% for cigarettes, 43.8% for alcohol, 12.3% for cannabis, and 3.6% for Mandrax, Ecstasy or crack. There were a significant ordering effect, which was consistent across gender but not race classification. For black and white students, the sequence was cigarettes or alcohol, followed by cannabis and then Mandrax, Ecstasy or crack. For coloured students (those deriving from Asian, European and African ancestry), the sequence was cigarettes, followed by alcohol, cannabis and then Mandrax, Ecstasy or crack. Conclusions: There is a developmental sequence of substance use in this population which is identical for males and females but not for different race classifications. Future research should elucidate the reasons for the developmental sequence. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dpt of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Univ. of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory 7925
Afrique du Sud. South Africa.
Afrique du Sud. South Africa.
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