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Attitudes and behaviors with regards to androgenic anabolic steroids among male adolescents in a county of Sweden
(Attitudes et comportements vis à vis des stéroïdes androgènes anaboliques chez des adolescents de sexe masculin d'un comté suédois)
Auteur(s) :
NILSSON S. ;
SPAK, F. ;
MARKLUND, B. ;
BAIGI, A. ;
ALLEBECK, P.
Année :
2005
Page(s) :
1-12
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Dopage / Doping
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ANABOLISANTS
;
ATTITUDE
;
COMPORTEMENT
;
ADOLESCENT
;
ENSEIGNEMENT SECONDAIRE
;
ENQUETE
Thésaurus géographique
SUEDE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2005, 40, (1), 1-12
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Aims. The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes towards androgenic anabolic steroids among male adolescents who have used anabolics compared to those who have not. Design and Setting. A cross-sectional survey was performed in the year 2000 in all secondary schools in the county of Halland on the west coast of Sweden. Participants and Measurements. An anonymous multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed to all classes with 14-, 16-, and 18-year-old male adolescents. The response rate was 92.7% (n = 4049). Findings. Those who admitted having used androgenic anabolic steroids differed in several ways from those who had not. Fewer believed androgenic anabolic steroids to be harmful [odds ratio (OR) = 0.15, 95% CI 0.080.30] and more believed that girls preferred boys with large muscles (OR = 6.1, 95% CI 3.411.0). They trained more often at gyms (OR = 5.6, 95% CI 3.010.6), drank more alcohol (OR = 4.2, 95% CI 2.09.1), and had used narcotic drugs more often (OR = 15.3, 95% CI 8.527.5) than the other male adolescents. More immigrants than native-born adolescents had used anabolics (OR = 4.2, 95% CI 2.27.9). Conclusion. Attitudes towards anabolics differ between users and nonusers. These aspects may be beneficial to focus on as one part of a more complex intervention program in order to change these attitudes and decrease the misuse of androgenic anabolic steroids. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Department of Primary Health Care, Neptunuskliniken, S Hamnvägen 4, SE-432 44 Varberg. E-mail : s.nilsson@neptunuskliniken.nu
Suède. Sweden.
Suède. Sweden.