Drug use and its associated factors among money boys in Hunan Province, China.
Public Health
; 140: 213-220, 2016 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To describe drug use, types of drugs and related factors among money boys in Hunan Province, China. STUDYDESIGN:
A cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2012 and January 2013.METHODS:
Based on respondent-driven sampling, researchers located seven 'seeds' via a gay-dating website http//www.ixxqy.org. After three waves of recruitment, 234 money boys were enrolled. They were asked to complete a 23-item questionnaire regarding demographic characteristics, drug use, a history of human immunodeficiency virus infection and family environment. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Version 20.0.RESULTS:
In total, 205 valid questionnaires were collected. Based on the data collected, 80 (39.0%) money boys had used drugs within the last 3 months. Rush popper (36.6%) and methamphetamine (12.7%) were used most commonly, and other drugs used were ecstasy (7.8%), ketamine (5.9%), marijuana (2.4%), morphine (1.5%), heroin (1.0%) and cocaine (0.5%). Factors included in the logistic regression were length of service (odds ratio [OR] 0.395, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.175-0.896), being an only child (OR 2.272, 95% CI 1.108-4.659), relationship between parents (OR 0.428, 95% CI 0.213-0.858) and social network (OR 2.387, 95% CI 1.144-4.970). A shorter length of service and a good relationship between parents were protective factors against drug use, while being an only child and having a wide social network were risk factors.CONCLUSION:
Drug use is common among money boys. This study found that length of service, being an only child, relationship between parents and social network are associated with drug use.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Homossexualidade Masculina
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Profissionais do Sexo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article