title: Pattern of substance use among senior students of command secondary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of drug use among senior secondary school students within military locations in Ibadan, Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five hundred ten students participated with a mean age of 15.0 +/- 1.2 years. The prevalence of lifetime use of any substance was 15.3%. Alcohol (33.9%), solvents (17.3%), and tobacco (10.6%) were the most commonly used substances. Only gender and age were associated with the lifetime use of tobacco and solvents (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The information provided a useful baseline on which subsequent interventions could be based and evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Medical Statistics and Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Ibrahim O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Yisa
authors.forename: Taiwo O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Lawoyin
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fatiregun
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Emelumadu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010379:Peer Group; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012574:Schools; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult