Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol, Cigarette, and Illicit Drug Use Among Pregnant Women

Abstract Objectives: to assess alcohol intake prevalence and identify associated factors among pregnant women in the municipality of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. Methods: this was a crosssectional study which included all parturient women residing in the municipality who gave birth in 2013. Two outcomes were characterized: alcohol intake during pregnancy and excessive alcohol intake during pregnancy. In the analysis, proportions were tested using the Chisquare test, whilst Poisson regression was used in the multivariate analysis. Results: 9.4% (CI95%= 8.210.5) of the 2,685 parturient women studied reported having consumed alcohol during pregnancy, with beer being most common beverage. Following adjustment, the factors associated with alcohol intake in pregnancy were: age ≥30 years, brown skin colour, living without a partner, low schooling, tobacco smoking and illicit drug use, having had more children and late onset of prenatal care. Excessive alcohol intake was found in 12.7% (CI95%= 8.616.9) of those who reported drinking during pregnancy and the factors associated with this practice were age ≥30 years, lower schooling and illicit drug use. Conclusions: this study found high alcohol intake during the gestation period and identified women more susceptible to this practice. There is an evident need for health professionals to work on preventing and handling alcohol intake among pregnant women in the municipality

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Use of illicit drugs by adolescents and young adults of an urban settlement in Brazil

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/1806-9282.64.02.114 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 64 (2) ◽

pp. 114-118

Author(s):

Rafael Alves Guimarães ◽

Márcia Maria de Souza ◽

Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano ◽

Sheila Araujo Teles ◽

Marcos André de Matos

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Drug Use ◽

Illicit Drugs ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Self Report ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Urban Settlement ◽

Factors Associated

Summary Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug use by adolescents and young adults of a formal urban settlement. Method: Cross-sectional study including adolescents and young adults 12-24 years of an urban settlement in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Stata, version 12.0. We used Poisson regression model to estimate the factors associated with illicit drug use. Results: Of the total participants (n=105), 27.6% (95CI 20.0-36.9%) had used illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, crack, LSD and inhalants. The consumption of these substances was associated with male gender, use of body piercing and/or tattoos, licit drug use and self-report of signs and/or symptoms of sexually transmitted infections. Conclusion: High prevalence of illicit drug use was found in the individuals investigated, ratifying the presence of risk factors to the vulnerability of the settlers to use these substances in the urban settlement population.

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Community-wide estimation of illicit drug use in delivering women: Prevalence, demographics, and associated risk factors

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ◽

10.1016/0020-7292(94)90788-9 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 75-75

Author(s):

A.J. Vaughn ◽

R.P. Carzoli ◽

L. Sanchez-Ramos ◽

S. Murphy ◽

N. Khan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Drug Use ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Associated Risk Factors

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Risk Factors for Illicit Drug Use Among Malaysian Male Adolescents

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1010539519865053 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (8_suppl) ◽

pp. 48S-56S

Author(s):

Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani ◽

Jane Ling Miaw Yn ◽

Thamil Arasu Saminathan ◽

Tania Gayle Robert Lourdes ◽

Rushidi Ramly ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Drug Use ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Current Smoker ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Male Adolescents

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of illicit drug use and its associated factors among male adolescents in Malaysia. Data of 13 135 adolescents were extracted from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017, a cross-sectional survey among school-going adolescents in Malaysia aged between 13 and 17 years, using a 2-stage stratified cluster sampling. A complex sample design analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis were applied. The overall prevalence of lifetime illicit drug use among male adolescents was 6.6%. The multivariable model showed that illicit drug use among male adolescents were associated with younger age, rural school area, marital status of parent, current smoker, ever having sex, truancy, involved in physical fight, and lack of peer support. The findings from this study can assist community and relevant authorities in their efforts to combat illicit drug usage among adolescents using intervention programs that diminishes risk factors and enhances the protective factors.

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Risk Factors for Delinquency and Illicit Drug Use from Adolescence to Young Adulthood

Journal of Drug Issues ◽

10.1177/002204268601600104 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 67-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 173

Author(s):

Denise Kandel ◽

Ora Simcha-Fagan ◽

Mark Davies

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

New York ◽

Drug Use ◽

Young Adulthood ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

New York State ◽

Delinquent Behavior ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Men And Women

This study examines the interrelationships and predictors of involvement in delinquent activities and illicit drug use over a nine-year interval, from adolescence (age 15–16) to young adulthood (age 24–25) in a cohort representative of adolescents formerly enrolled in grades 10 and 11 in public secondary schools in New York State (N =1,004). Persistence of illicit drug use in this period of the life-cycle is greater than for delinquency and is higher among men than among women. Convergences and divergences in intrapersonal and interpersonal predictors of drug use and delinquency are analyzed. Adult illicit drug use is much better predicted by adolescent illicit drug use, especially among men. Among women, early drug use predicts later delinquent behavior. However, illicit drug use in the period from adolescence to early adulthood selectively predicts adult participation in one type of delinquent behavior, namely theft, among men and women, but has no effect on interpersonal aggression. Different risk factors in adolescence other than drug use predict continued delinquent involvement among men and women. In particular, depression plays an important role for women and family factors for men. Lifestyle factors subsequent to adolescence, especially failure to enter the conventional roles of adulthood, such as marriage and continuous employment, are important predictors of continued illicit drug use in adulthood but not of delinquency. Delinquency among males and illicit drug use among females appear to be subject to common etiological factors and may play similar roles in the lives of young people. Convergence between the findings and results reported by others are discussed.

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Tobacco, betel quid, alcohol, and illicit drug use among 13- to 35-year-olds in I-Lan, rural Taiwan: prevalence and risk factors

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.91.7.1130 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 91 (7) ◽

pp. 1130-1134 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Drug Use ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Betel Quid

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Recognizing illicit drug use by pregnant women: reports from Oregon birth attendants.

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.83.1.61 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 83 (1) ◽

pp. 61-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

L Slutsker ◽

R Smith ◽

G Higginson ◽

D Fleming

Keyword(s):

Drug Use ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Birth Attendants

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Validation of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10): A study on illicit drug use among Chinese pregnant women

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/srep11420 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Lap Po Lam ◽

Wing Cheong Leung ◽

Patrick Ip ◽

Chun Bong Chow ◽

Mei Fung Chan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Screening Test ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Drug Abuse Screening Test

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Illicit Drug use and Dependence in a New Zealand Birth Cohort

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01763.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 156-163 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Joseph M. Boden ◽

David M. Fergusson ◽

L. John Horwood

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

New Zealand ◽

Drug Use ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Drug Dependence ◽

Illicit Drugs ◽

Illicit Drug ◽

Illicit Drug Use ◽

Urban Region ◽

Adolescent Risk

Objective: To describe the patterns of illicit drug use in a birth cohort studied to the age of 25 years. Method: The data were gathered during the Christchurch Health and Development Study. In this study a cohort of 1265 children born in the Christchurch, New Zealand urban region in mid-1977 have been studied to the age of 25 years. Information was gathered on patterns of illicit drug use and dependence during the period 15–25 years. Results: By age 25 years, 76.7% of the cohort had used cannabis, while 43.5% had used other illicit drugs on at least one occasion. In addition, 12.5% of the cohort met DSM-IV criteria for dependence on cannabis, and 3.6% of the cohortmet criteria for dependence on other illicit drugs at some time by age 25. There was also evidence of substantial poly-drug use among the cohort, with hallucinogens and amphetamines being the most commonly used illicit drugs (excluding cannabis). Illicit drug use and dependence was higher in males, in Māori, and in those leaving school without qualifications. Key risk factors for illicit drug use and dependence included adolescent risk-taking behaviours including cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption, affiliation with substance-using peers, novelty-seeking, and conduct problems in adolescence. Other key risk factors included parental history of illicit drug use and childhood sexual abuse. Conclusions: Levels of cumulative illicit drug use in this cohort were relatively high, with the majority of respondents having tried illicit drugs by age 25. For the majority of illicit drug users, drug use did not lead to problems of dependence. Nonetheless, nearly 15% of the cohort showed symptoms of illicit drug dependence by the age of 25 years, with cannabis dependence accounting for the majority of illicit drug dependence.

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