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- Title
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSERS INCLUSIVE OF HIV POSITIVE ADMITTED IN MODEL DRUG ABUSE & TREATMENT CENTER, DHQ HOSPITAL, FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN.
- Authors
DOGAR, IMTIAZ AHMAD; MIRZAYASIRUMERBAIG; ALI, M. ARIF; NISAR, USMAN; HAIDER, NIGHAT; ALI, ISTIKHAR
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken with an objective of collecting basic data to assess the extent and variety of drug abuse in patients presenting to the model drug abuse and treatment center, DHQ hospital, Faisalabad as per social and demographic circumstances. DESIGN cross sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The study was conducted in the indoor Department of Model Drug Abuse Treatment Centre of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, DHQ Hospital, Faisalabad from Jan-2014 to March-2014. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 80 patients dependent on different drugs were participated in this study through purposive convenient sampling technique. Personal, Social and Demographic variables were recorded on a demographic sheet. The results were obtained by using SPSS 17. RESULTS Descriptive statistics show that 31 patients (38.8%) were HIV positive. Most of the patients were males (97.5 %), between 30 to 35 years of age (28.8%), married (61.3%), lived in urban areas (55%), were illiterate (32.5%). had primary level education (21.3%), or middle level education (22.5%). 51.3% patients were laborers. CONCLUSION As illiteracy, low education, unemployment, labour as profession, and peer pressure are the key features of drug abusers. So, parents, health professionals, and state personals should take these as risk factors and focus upon these population segments to spread awareness and take measures of control to minimize the incidence of substance abuse.
- Subjects
SUBSTANCE abuse; DRUG abuse; DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics; EDUCATIONAL attainment; UNEMPLOYMENT; PEER pressure; SPSS (Computer software)
- Publication
Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 2015, Vol 12, Issue 1, p77
- ISSN
1726-8710
- Publication type
Article