{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(3)"],"submitter":["Osborne A"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objective</h4>This study examined the prevalence of amphetamine use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.<h4>Design</h4>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.<h4>Setting</h4>Sierra Leone.<h4>Participants</h4>A weighted sample of 1,314 in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.<h4>Outcome measure</h4>Lifetime amphetamine use.<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of amphetamine use was 6.1% (3."],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pagination":["e080225"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10936465"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone."],"pmcid":["PMC10936465"],"pubmed_authors":["Osborne A","Bangura C","Seidu AA","Aboagye RG","James PB","Kangbai JB","Olorunsaiye CZ","Ahinkorah BO"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Prevalence and predictors of lifetime amphetamine use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.","description":"<h4>Objective</h4>This study examined the prevalence of amphetamine use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.<h4>Design</h4>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.<h4>Setting</h4>Sierra Leone.<h4>Participants</h4>A weighted sample of 1,314 in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.<h4>Outcome measure</h4>Lifetime amphetamine use.<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of amphetamine use was 6.1% (3.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Mar","modification":"2026-07-15T00:44:47.767Z","creation":"2026-06-27T03:06:15.388Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10936465","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38471692"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080225"]}}