PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN KISANGANI

Authors

  • Baruani Kyaga D
  • Tagoto Tepungipame A
  • Basandja Longembe
  • Kombi Kambale P
  • Lulebo Mampasi
  • Atoba Bokele R.C.2
  • Mbate Lupiki
  • Losimba Likwela J

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/mhs.v10i1.2441

Keywords:

prevalence, factors, psychoactive substances, cross-sectional study, Kisangani

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of substance abuse among adolescents and young people in Kisangani.

We conducted a cross-sectional analytical study. The study population consisted of adolescents and young people. Using cluster sampling, the sample size was calculated using SCHWARTZ's formula. Categorical variables were presented as percentages, and quantitatively asymmetrical variables were presented as medians with interquartile ranges. Estimates were made using a 95% confidence interval. Factors that showed significance in bivariate analysis at a threshold of 0.05 were included in the logistic regression model.

Author Biographies

Baruani Kyaga D

Department of Public Health, FMP, Kisangani University, Kisangani.

Tagoto Tepungipame A


*Department of Public Health, FMP, Kisangani University, Kisangani

Basandja Longembe

Department of Public Health, FMP, Kisangani University, Kisangani.

Kombi Kambale P

Department of Internal Medicine, FMP, Kisangani University, Kisangani.

Lulebo Mampasi

Department of Public Health, FMP, Kinshasa University, Kinshasa

Atoba Bokele R.C.2

Department of Internal Medicine, FMP, Kisangani University, Kisangani.

Mbate Lupiki

Department of Social Sciences, FSSPA, Kisangani University, Kisangani.

Losimba Likwela J

Department of Public Health, FMP, Kisangani University, Kisangani.

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Published

2025-03-25

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025): International Journal for research in Medicine and Health Sciences

Section

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