ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Teerawatsakul S.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Amphethamine type stimulant use among industrial workers in northern Thailand.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand,Vol, 48, No. 2, April-June 2003, Page 99-106.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of ATS use and factors associated with ATS use among industrial workers in the northerm region of Thailand. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 24 factories situated in two provinces in the north of Thailand-Chiang Mai and Lumpoon. the subjects were 3,135 industrial workers aged 15 to 45 years. Data collection was conducted by means of self-administered questionnaires and urine specimens were anonymously collected. Chromato-immunoassay was performed as a standard technique for urinalysis. the cutoff concentration for ATS use was 1,000 ng/ml. As for data amalysis, univariate analysis was used to investigate factors associated with ATS use. Results: The findings revealed that the prevalence rate of ATS among the subjects was 1.6% . The high prevalence rate was found among the subgroups of those who male 3.5% aged 15-25 years 1.7% uneducated 2.9% separated/divorced/widowed 3.2% and those with family income of 3,000baht or lower 2.7% Furthermore, the highest prevalence rate was found among those working in a small factory 8.3%, with workers in agricultural industry 3.6% and saw mills 3.4% accounting for the two industries with the highest prevalent rates. As regards factors associated with ATS use, it was found that male workers used more ATS than females (OR=8.1,95% CI=3.9-16.7), those in agricultural industry and saw mills used ATS more than those with other occupations (OR=3.2, 95% CI=1.5,5.7) those working in a small factory used more ATS than those working in a large factory (OR=7.1,95% CI=1.5-5.7), those who smoked used more ATS than non-smokers (OR=20.4, 95% CI=9.4-44.3), and those who drank alcohol used more ATS than non-drinkers (OR=5.3, 95% CI=2.6-10.7), Conclusions: These findings suggested the need for sensitive measures to detect and identify ATS users among industrial workers as the urinalysis alone yields a rather low prevalence. A combination of urine test results with self-administered questionnaire may help increases the reliability and credibility of prevalence assessment.

Keywords: amphetamine type stimulants, industrial workers, urinalysis, prevalence, drug abuse, drinker, substance dependence, alcohol use

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2003

Address: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Code: 20040000152

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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