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Article de Périodique
Health literacy and substance use in young Swiss men (2013)
Auteur(s) :
DERMOTA, P. ;
WANG, J. ;
DEY, M. ;
GMEL, G. ;
STUDER, J. ;
MOHLER-KUO, M.
Année :
2013
Page(s) :
939-948
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
SUISSE
Thésaurus mots-clés
JEUNE ADULTE
;
SEXE MASCULIN
;
NIVEAU DE CONNAISSANCES
;
SANTE
;
ALCOOL
;
TABAC
;
CANNABIS
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
INFORMATION
;
COHORTE
;
PROFIL SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIQUE
Résumé :
Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to describe health literacy and its association with substance use among young men.
Methods: The present study was part of the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors that included 11,930 Swiss males participating in initial screening from August 2010 to July 2011. Self-completed questionnaires covered use of three substances and three components of health literacy.
Results: Roughly 22 % reported having searched the Internet for health information and 16 % for information on substances over the past 12 months. At-risk and not at-risk users of alcohol (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.50 and 1.46), tobacco (AOR = 2.51 and 1.79) and cannabis (AOR = 4.86 and 3.53) searched for information about substances significantly more often via the Internet than abstainers. Furthermore, at-risk users reported better knowledge of risks associated with substance use and a marginally better ability to understand health information than abstainers.
Conclusions: Substance users appear to be more informed and knowledgeable about the risks of substance use than non-users. Consequently, interventions that focus only on information provision may be of limited benefit for preventing substance use.
Methods: The present study was part of the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors that included 11,930 Swiss males participating in initial screening from August 2010 to July 2011. Self-completed questionnaires covered use of three substances and three components of health literacy.
Results: Roughly 22 % reported having searched the Internet for health information and 16 % for information on substances over the past 12 months. At-risk and not at-risk users of alcohol (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.50 and 1.46), tobacco (AOR = 2.51 and 1.79) and cannabis (AOR = 4.86 and 3.53) searched for information about substances significantly more often via the Internet than abstainers. Furthermore, at-risk users reported better knowledge of risks associated with substance use and a marginally better ability to understand health information than abstainers.
Conclusions: Substance users appear to be more informed and knowledgeable about the risks of substance use than non-users. Consequently, interventions that focus only on information provision may be of limited benefit for preventing substance use.
Affiliation :
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland