The status quo of amphetamine type stimulants use among residents aged 15-64 in a border city of Yunnan province, 2014
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.04.014
- VernacularTitle: 云南省某边境城市2014年15~64岁居民苯丙胺类兴奋剂使用现况调查
- Author:
Cunmin ZHANG
1
;
Jian LUO
;
Ling DUAN
;
Guogang YANG
;
Shu LI
;
Pinyuan WEN
;
Jianhua LI
Author Information
1. Yunnan Institute for Drug Abuse, Kunming 650228, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Amphetamine type stimulants;
Cross-sectional study;
Resident
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2019;40(4):446-450
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand status of amphetaminetype stimulants (ATS) use among residents aged 15-64 in a border city of Yunnan province.
Methods:Using the stratified cluster random sampling method, a total of 3 130 residents were recruited through both anonymous questionnaire and interview, regarding their health-related behaviour and ATS use.
Results:Among 3 130 residents aged 15-64 years in this city, the overall prevalence rates of ATS use were 4.0% (126/3 130) in the lifetime and 2.6% (82/3 130) in the past one year, while the prevalence of ATS use disorder in the past year was 2.3% (73/3 130). The prevalence rates of lifetime ATS use and in the past year were 7.5% (108/1 443) and 5.1% (73/1 443) in the high epidemic area, 7.3% (122/1 682) and 4.8%(80/1 682) in males, 5.2% (118/2 260) and 3.4% (77/2 260) in 18-45 age group, 4.6%(63/1 361) and 3.4% (46/1 361) in the ones having had elementary school education, 10.3% (50/487) and 8.6% (42/487) in unmarried group, 17.1% (19/111) and 12.6% (14/111) in either divorced, widowed or separated group, 4.8% (108/2 256) and 3.2% (72/2 256) in the farmers group, 6.0% (99/1 643) and 4.4% (73/1 643) in the non-religious groups (neither Buddhism nor Christianity), 15.2% (97/639) and 11.9% (76/639) in groups with negative hobbies which were 1.3% (29/2 314) and 0.3%(6/2 314) higher than the ones with positive hobbies, 8.5% (84/992) and 6.3% (62/992) in the ones negatively managing the stress which were 2.0% (42/2 138) and 0.9% (20/2 138) higher than the ones that treating the stress in a positive way.
Conclusions:The prevalence rates of ATS use and ATS use disorder in the past one year appeared high among those residents aged 15-64 years in the border city of Yunnan province. Prevention and intervention programs should be carried out for the target groups as soon as possible.
