Correlates of opium use: retrospective analysis of a survey of tribal communities in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household survey data of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, were used in the present study to assess the prevalence of opium use among different tribes, and to examine the association between sociodemographic factors and opium use.

Methods

A sample of 3421 individuals (1795 men and 1626 women) aged 15 years and older was analyzed using a multivariate logistic regression model to determine factors associated with opium use. Sociodemographic information such as age, education, occupation, religion, ethnicity and marital status were included in the analysis.

Results

The prevalence of opium use was significantly higher (10.6%) among men than among women (2.1%). It varied according to age, educational level, occupation, marital status and religion of the res

SUBMITTER: Chaturvedi HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3626656 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature