International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2019  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 87--91

Sociodemographic determinants of substance use among school-going adolescents in Delhi, India


T Varun Kumar 
 Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and ESI Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

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Dr. T Varun Kumar
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and ESI Hospital, Coimbatore - 641 015, Tamil Nadu
India

BACKGROUND: Adolescents experience a rapid physical and emotional growth. Conflicting and influential cultural messages account for the unique nature of their health concerns. Recent studies have found an increased use of substance among adolescents, and the present study is designed to find the socioeconomic determinants of substance use among adolescents in Delhi, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire adapted from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey among school-going adolescents from February 2017 to September 2017 in Delhi, India. All the students studying in classes 11 and 12 were included in the study. RESULTS: The study found that the prevalence of ever smokers and current smokers was 16.4% and 13.1%, respectively. Alcohol consumption was found in 12.5% of the study participants. Approximately 1.1% and 0.4% of the study participants reported using hashish and solvent, respectively. All forms of substance use were found to be significantly more among male adolescents (P = 0.000). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of substance use was high among school-going adolescents in Delhi, and there is an urgent need to take effective steps in curbing this problem.


How to cite this article:
Kumar T V. Sociodemographic determinants of substance use among school-going adolescents in Delhi, India.Int J Health Allied Sci 2019;8:87-91


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Kumar T V. Sociodemographic determinants of substance use among school-going adolescents in Delhi, India. Int J Health Allied Sci [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];8:87-91
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