The state of methamphetamine ('tik') use among youth in the Western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWeybright, Elizabeth H.
dc.contributor.authorCaldwell, Linda L.
dc.contributor.authorWegner, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Edward A.
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, J. J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-07T12:32:06Z
dc.date.available2017-07-07T12:32:06Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Methamphetamine use among youth in the Western Cape Province of South Africa has increased at alarming rates over the past decade. Although current estimates of youth use exist, they range from 2% to 12%. OBJECTIVES To identify (i) the prevalence of methamphetamine use in Western Cape youth and (ii) the association between use and known risk factors for methamphetamine use. METHODS Data were obtained from 10 000 Western Cape Province Grade 8 learners in 54 secondary schools (mean age 14.0 years). Prevalence was descriptively reported while risk factors for past-month use were modelled in a hierarchical logistic regression with demographic, socioeconomic status, substance use, sexual activity and relationship predictors. RESULTS Approximately 5% (n=496) of learners had used methamphetamine within their lifetime. Of these users, 65% (n=322) had used in the past month or week. Compared to never users, past-month users were more likely to be male, less likely to have a present or partially present mother, less likely to live in an apartment/flat/brick house, more likely to have used alcohol and tobacco and more likely to report having a same-sex partner. CONCLUSION Results replicate previously known methamphetamine risk factors and highlight the need to address methamphetamine use in comprehensive prevention initiatives.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWeybright, E. H. et al. (2016). The state of methamphetamine ('tik') use among youth in the Western Cape, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 106(11): 1125-1128en_US
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3056
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i11.10814
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)en_US
dc.rightsThe South African Medical Journal is an Open Access Journal and provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. In accordance with the definition of the Budapest Open Access Initiative all content published by the SAMJ is made free to users without any subscription or other charges. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of these articles, or use them for any other lawful, non-commercial purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectTiken_US
dc.subjectMethamphetamineen_US
dc.subjectYouthen_US
dc.subjectWestern Capeen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleThe state of methamphetamine ('tik') use among youth in the Western Cape, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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