台灣地區在學青少年藥物使用行為與其家庭型態特性之相關性

Correlation between Adolescent Illicit Drug Use and Family Characteristics in Taiwan

10.6558/MTJM.2006.11(4).6

周思源(Sze-Yuan Chou)；李玫姿(Mei-Pzu Lee)；梁文敏(Wen-Miin Liang)；張麗惠(Li-Hui Chang)；郭憲華(Hsien-Hwa Kuo)；賴璟賢(Jiin-Shain Lai)；朱日橋(Jih-Chiao Chu)；郭憲文(Hsien-Wen Kuo)

青少年 ； 藥物使用行為 ； 家庭環境 ； adolescent ； drug substance use ； family characteristics

Mid-Taiwan Journal of Medicine

11卷4期（2006 / 12 / 01）

243 - 251

繁體中文

Purpose. To investigate the relationship between adolescent illicit drug use and family characteristics in Taiwan. Methods. Seventy-eight junior high schools, 22 senior high schools and 23 vocational schools were selected from the database of the Taiwan Ministry of Education in 2004 using proportional probability sampling (PPS). A total of 12,327 students were selected using stratified sampling based on the level of urbanization (seven categories) and three levels of secondary education. All of the students from a single class in each grade of each school were interviewed using a structured questionnaire which included demographic information, life style behavior, history of illicit drug use and achievement in school. The response rate was 99.6%. Results. The prevalence of illicit drug use was 1.6% (194 students). Univariate analysis revealed that the risk of illicit drug use correlated significantly with the following family characteristics: single-parent family (OR=2.1, p＜0.05); a low level of trust from parents (OR=5.7, p＜0.05); and high stress from family life (OR=2.5, p＜0.05). Multivariate analysis, adjusted for covariates, revealed that the risk of illicit drug use among adolescents correlated significantly with low levels of trust from their parents (OR=3.1, p＜0.05). Conclusions. It is necessary to raise the level of awareness and understanding among families and educators of the issues and risk factors associated with adolescent drug use in order to effectively control its spread.

Purpose. To investigate the relationship between adolescent illicit drug use and family characteristics in Taiwan. Methods. Seventy-eight junior high schools, 22 senior high schools and 23 vocational schools were selected from the database of the Taiwan Ministry of Education in 2004 using proportional probability sampling (PPS). A total of 12,327 students were selected using stratified sampling based on the level of urbanization (seven categories) and three levels of secondary education. All of the students from a single class in each grade of each school were interviewed using a structured questionnaire which included demographic information, life style behavior, history of illicit drug use and achievement in school. The response rate was 99.6%. Results. The prevalence of illicit drug use was 1.6% (194 students). Univariate analysis revealed that the risk of illicit drug use correlated significantly with the following family characteristics: single-parent family (OR=2.1, p＜0.05); a low level of trust from parents (OR=5.7, p＜0.05); and high stress from family life (OR=2.5, p＜0.05). Multivariate analysis, adjusted for covariates, revealed that the risk of illicit drug use among adolescents correlated significantly with low levels of trust from their parents (OR=3.1, p＜0.05). Conclusions. It is necessary to raise the level of awareness and understanding among families and educators of the issues and risk factors associated with adolescent drug use in order to effectively control its spread.