title: Illicit drug use among school-going adolescents in Malaysia.
abstract: Illicit drug use among adolescents has become a public health issue in Malaysia. This study was from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) and aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with illicit drug use among school-going adolescents in Malaysia. A 2-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used and data were collected via a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 25 507 students participated in the study. The prevalence of adolescents who ever used illicit drugs was 1.7%. Adolescents who ever used illicit drugs were associated with current smoking (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 6.99; 95% CI = 5.19, 9.40), current alcohol use (aOR = 4.63; 95% CI = 3.43, 6.26), ever having sex (aOR = 4.76; 95% CI = 3.54, 6.41), truancy (aOR = 1.43; 95% CI = 1.07, 1.90), lack of peer support (aOR = 1.47; 95% CI = 1.07, 2.03), and lack of parental monitoring (aOR = 1.71; 95% CI = 1.22, 2.39). Public health intervention should be addressed to prevent illicit drug used among adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia fadhli_my@moh.gov.my.
authors.forename: Fadhli
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yusoff
authors.affiliation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Norhafizah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sahril
authors.affiliation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Naim M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rasidi
authors.affiliation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Nor Azian M
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Zaki
authors.affiliation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Norazlina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muhamad
authors.affiliation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: NoorAni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs
keywords: GSHS; Global School Health Survey; Malaysia; adolescent health; illicit drug use; public health