Epidemiologic study of Drug Abuse in Ilan County

10.6525/TEB.199802_14(2).0001

K. T. Chen；E. R. Chen；S. T. Chiu；L. M. Chen；L. H. Tang；C. H. Chien

drug ause ； telephone interview ； household survey

Epidemiology Bulletin

14卷2期（1998 / 02 / 01）

21 - 31

英文

National information on drug abuse comes primarily from general household Surveys, student surveys and telephone interviews. Studies often concentrate on Students, information about the out-of –school boys and girls is relatively Umavailable. They however, are the main source of drug abuse. For the better Understanding of drug abuse, household surveys are more reliable though more Costly and not easy to conduct. In the recent years, telephone interview has been Accepted as a most effective method of collecting information on national Prevalence. This study aimed at understanding the prevalence of drug abuse in Ilan County and the abequacy of telephone interview in the collection of epidemiologic information on drug abuse Iian County was selected for the present study. Information was collected Through either face-to-face or telephone interviews. 1,500 persons each were Selected for study by stratified random sampling from four age; 13-15, 16- 18, 19-22 and 23-35. Some of them were visited by public bealth nurses for Face-to—face interview with a structured questionnaire. In some cases, mambers Of 13-35 years of age in a household randomly selected were interviewed through Telephone. Information was processed by Epi-info and SPSS, and analyzed by X2-test. The prevalence of drug abuse in Ilan was 1.1%. The rate increased With age. Most of the abusers were of junior high and senior high school Education. Most of them were laborers, farmers, in service industry and Unemployed. Drugs more often used were amphetamine, sedatives and hypnotics. Individuals having drug abuse friends, smoking and betel-nut chewing were more Likely to be abusers. Drug abuse is no longer a social problem of the urban area; in the quiet rutal areas, drug abuse is increasing its impact. Providing better living environment, improving parent-children relations and promoting recreational activities are some of the important strategies to the prevention and control of drug abuse.

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