Substance use and related risk behaviors among junior high school students in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand

PurposeThe spread of drug use has been consistently increasing in Asia, posing a serious public health problem, especially among new addicts. In Thailand, the problem has persisted for decades leading to a consistent decline in the age of drug use initiation, making drug use an important social prob...

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Published in:Journal of Health Research 2022-02, Vol.36 (2), p.345-353
Main Authors: Ninkron, Paranee, Yau, Shamsudeen, Khuntiterakul, Praphan, Nakamadee, Benchamaphorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Behavior
Data collection
Drug abuse
Drug use
high school
Likert scale
Middle schools
Parents & parenting
Questionnaires
related factors
risk behavior
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Sociocultural factors
Standard deviation
substance use
thailand
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Summary:PurposeThe spread of drug use has been consistently increasing in Asia, posing a serious public health problem, especially among new addicts. In Thailand, the problem has persisted for decades leading to a consistent decline in the age of drug use initiation, making drug use an important social problem, especially among youngsters. This study aimed to examine the factors related to substance abuse risk behaviors among lower secondary school students.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire to collect the data from a sample of 624 students aged 12 through 18 years. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression to identify factors related to substance use risk behaviors.FindingsFactors associated with drug use risk behavior were access to drugs (0.882;
ISSN:0857-4421
2586-940X
DOI:10.1108/JHR-05-2020-0137