Epidemiologic study of Drug Abuse in Ilan County

K. T. Chen ； E. R. Chen ； S. T. Chiu ； L. M. Chen ； L. H. Tang ； C. H. Chien

《Epidemiology Bulletin》 14卷2期 (1998/02) Pp. 21-31

https://doi.org/10.6525/TEB.199802_14(2).0001

並列摘要

National information on drug abuse comes primarily from general household
Surveys, student surveys and telephone interviews. Studies often concentrate on
Students, information about the out-of –school boys and girls is relatively
Umavailable. They however, are the main source of drug abuse. For the better
Understanding of drug abuse, household surveys are more reliable though more
Costly and not easy to conduct. In the recent years, telephone interview has been
Accepted as a most effective method of collecting information on national
Prevalence. This study aimed at understanding the prevalence of drug abuse in
Ilan County and the abequacy of telephone interview in the collection of
epidemiologic information on drug abuse
Iian County was selected for the present study. Information was collected
Through either face-to-face or telephone interviews. 1,500 persons each were
Selected for study by stratified random sampling from four age; 13-15, 16-
18, 19-22 and 23-35. Some of them were visited by public bealth nurses for
Face-to—face interview with a structured questionnaire. In some cases, mambers
Of 13-35 years of age in a household randomly selected were interviewed through
Telephone. Information was processed by Epi-info and SPSS, and analyzed by
X2-test. The prevalence of drug abuse in Ilan was 1.1%. The rate increased
With age. Most of the abusers were of junior high and senior high school
Education. Most of them were laborers, farmers, in service industry and
Unemployed. Drugs more often used were amphetamine, sedatives and hypnotics.
Individuals having drug abuse friends, smoking and betel-nut chewing were more
Likely to be abusers. Drug abuse is no longer a social problem of the urban area;
in the quiet rutal areas, drug abuse is increasing its impact. Providing better
living environment, improving parent-children relations and promoting
recreational activities are some of the important strategies to the prevention and
control of drug abuse.

並列關鍵字

drug ause, telephone interview, household survey