Patterns of polysubstance use among adults in Malaysia-A latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Polysubstance use is the use of more than one non-prescribed licit or illicit substance at one time. This is a common phenomenon, but little is known about the severity and the various substances used by adults in Malaysia.

Objective

To determine the pattern of polysubstance use and its associated factors among general adults in Malaysia.

Methodology

This was a secondary data analysis from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2019), a cross-sectional population survey with a two-stage stratified random sampling design. A total of 10,472 Malaysians aged 18 years and above participated in this survey. Polysubstance use was defined as concurrent use of more than one substance, either alcohol, tobacco, or drugs (opioids, marijuana, amphetamine/ met

SUBMITTER: Rodzlan Hasani WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9844871 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature