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Non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in China: a multilevel analysis
OBJECTIVES: Given the differences between general high school (GHS) and vocational high school (VHS) students, this study aimed to investigate the lifetime prevalence of non-medical use of prescription pain relievers (NMUPPR) among high school students as well as the associations between NMUPPR and...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26169805 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007569 |
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author | Guo, Lan Xu, Yan Deng, Jianxiong He, Yuan Gao, Xue Li, Pengsheng Wu, Hong Zhou, Jinhua Lu, Ciyong |
author_facet | Guo, Lan Xu, Yan Deng, Jianxiong He, Yuan Gao, Xue Li, Pengsheng Wu, Hong Zhou, Jinhua Lu, Ciyong |
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description | OBJECTIVES: Given the differences between general high school (GHS) and vocational high school (VHS) students, this study aimed to investigate the lifetime prevalence of non-medical use of prescription pain relievers (NMUPPR) among high school students as well as the associations between NMUPPR and individual-level factors and school category. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in GHS and VHS students in 2012 in Chongqing, and 11 906 students’ questionnaires were completed and qualified for the survey. Self-reported NMUPPR and information regarding individual-level determinants and school category were collected. A multilevel multivariate logistic regression model was fitted to explore independent predictors of NMUPPR. RESULTS: The total lifetime prevalence of NMUPPR was 11.3%, and NMUPPR was more prevalent among VHS students (15.8%) compared with GHS students (9.8%). Overall, the results indicated that VHS students were more likely to be involved in NMUPPR (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.64, 95% CI 1.42 to 1.89). Regarding the individual-level predictors of NMUPPR, below-average family economic status was negatively correlated with NMUPPR (AOR=0.77, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.98), and students with more pocket money were more likely to be engaged in NMUPPR. Students who had difficult family relationships, had poor relationships with teachers, had parents or friends who engaged in non-medical prescription drug use, and considered or attempted suicide were more likely to be engaged in NMUPPR. CONCLUSIONS: NMUPPR among high school students is a multidetermined phenomenon. The current findings indicate that VHS students are an important subgroup of adolescents and highlight the need for additional research as well as targeted prevention and intervention programmes for NMUPPR. |
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spelling | pubmed-45135372015-07-27 Non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in China: a multilevel analysis Guo, Lan Xu, Yan Deng, Jianxiong He, Yuan Gao, Xue Li, Pengsheng Wu, Hong Zhou, Jinhua Lu, Ciyong BMJ Open Addiction OBJECTIVES: Given the differences between general high school (GHS) and vocational high school (VHS) students, this study aimed to investigate the lifetime prevalence of non-medical use of prescription pain relievers (NMUPPR) among high school students as well as the associations between NMUPPR and individual-level factors and school category. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in GHS and VHS students in 2012 in Chongqing, and 11 906 students’ questionnaires were completed and qualified for the survey. Self-reported NMUPPR and information regarding individual-level determinants and school category were collected. A multilevel multivariate logistic regression model was fitted to explore independent predictors of NMUPPR. RESULTS: The total lifetime prevalence of NMUPPR was 11.3%, and NMUPPR was more prevalent among VHS students (15.8%) compared with GHS students (9.8%). Overall, the results indicated that VHS students were more likely to be involved in NMUPPR (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.64, 95% CI 1.42 to 1.89). Regarding the individual-level predictors of NMUPPR, below-average family economic status was negatively correlated with NMUPPR (AOR=0.77, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.98), and students with more pocket money were more likely to be engaged in NMUPPR. Students who had difficult family relationships, had poor relationships with teachers, had parents or friends who engaged in non-medical prescription drug use, and considered or attempted suicide were more likely to be engaged in NMUPPR. CONCLUSIONS: NMUPPR among high school students is a multidetermined phenomenon. The current findings indicate that VHS students are an important subgroup of adolescents and highlight the need for additional research as well as targeted prevention and intervention programmes for NMUPPR. BMJ Publishing Group 2015-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC4513537/ /pubmed/26169805 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007569 Text en Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Addiction Guo, Lan Xu, Yan Deng, Jianxiong He, Yuan Gao, Xue Li, Pengsheng Wu, Hong Zhou, Jinhua Lu, Ciyong Non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in China: a multilevel analysis |
title | Non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in China: a multilevel analysis |
title_full | Non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in China: a multilevel analysis |
title_fullStr | Non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in China: a multilevel analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in China: a multilevel analysis |
title_short | Non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in China: a multilevel analysis |
title_sort | non-medical use of prescription pain relievers among high school students in china: a multilevel analysis |
topic | Addiction |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26169805 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007569 |
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