Psychosocial and socio-environmental factors associated with adolescents' tobacco and other substance use in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana are the top three substances used by adolescents. The adverse health effects of these three substances are well documented in epidemiological literature, yet little is known about the substance use and associated factors among adolescents in Bangladesh. This study examines the risk factors for tobacco and other substances use among school-going adolescents in Bangladesh.

Methods

We analyzed data from the 2014 Bangladesh Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) of adolescents aged 13-17 years. We used two outcome measures: tobacco use (TU) and other substance use (SU; alcohol and/or marijuana). We examined a set of reported psychosocial and socio-environmental adverse events as risk factors. Logistic regression analyses were

SUBMITTER: Khan MMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685447 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature