Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the prevalence of amphetamine use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

Design

Data for the study was sourced from the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-based Health Survey. Percentages with confidence intervals (CIs) were used to present the prevalence of amphetamine use among in-school adolescents. A multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the factors associated with amphetamine use. The results were presented using adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% CIs.

Setting

Sierra Leone.

Participants

A weighted sample of 1,314 in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

Outcome measure

Lifetime amphetamine use.

Results

The prevalence of amphetamine use was 6.1% (3.

SUBMITTER: Osborne A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10936465 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature