Unmet Need for School-Based Substance Use Prevention Strategies Among Secondary Schools in Orlu, Imo State

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.1353/hpu.2023.a912720

C. Aguocha, Irene Merenu

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Abstract

Abstract:Background. In Nigeria, the use of psychoactive substances has reached an epidemic proportion while substance use prevention remains inadequate or unavailable. Methods. Cross-sectional data from 300 Junior Secondary School students in Imo state were analyzed to evaluate the unmet need for school-based substance use prevention strategies among secondary school students in Orlu, Imo state. Information was collected using a structured questionnaire. Results. Substance use was common with easy access to psychoactive substances for young people. There was a perceived need for substance use prevention strategies in their school with most students lacking access to basic preventive strategies. Conclusion. Though there was a high need for preventive strategies for substance abuse among secondary school students in Orlu, few strategies were in place to meet the needs of the students.

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伊莫州奥尔卢中学对校本药物使用预防策略的需求未得到满足

摘要：背景。在尼日利亚，精神活性物质的使用已经达到了流行病的程度，而物质使用的预防措施却仍然不足或缺乏。研究方法对伊莫州 300 名初中生的横断面数据进行了分析，以评估伊莫州奥尔卢的中学生对校本药物使用预防策略的未满足需求。采用结构化问卷收集信息。结果显示由于青少年很容易获得精神活性物质，因此使用药物的现象很普遍。大多数学生无法获得基本的预防策略，因此他们认为学校需要药物使用预防策略。结论。尽管奥尔卢的中学生非常需要药物滥用预防策略，但能满足学生需求的策略却很少。

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Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Multiple-

CiteScore

2.00

自引率

7.10%

发文量

154

期刊介绍： The journal has as its goal the dissemination of information on the health of, and health care for, low income and other medically underserved communities to health care practitioners, policy makers, and community leaders who are in a position to effect meaningful change. Issues dealt with include access to, quality of, and cost of health care.