Psychoactive substance use and its predictors among commercial tricycle operators in Jos north local government area of Plateau State

Tolulope O Afolaranmi; ZI Hassan; OJ Ugwu; MA Onche; JC Obasi; OG Stephen; KG Ugwu; PW Bupwatda

doi:10.4103/jomt.jomt_44_19

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Year : 2020 | Volume : 22 | Issue : 1 | Page : 51-56

Psychoactive substance use and its predictors among commercial tricycle operators in Jos north local government area of Plateau State

Tolulope O Afolaranmi¹, ZI Hassan², OJ Ugwu³, MA Onche⁴, JC Obasi⁴, OG Stephen⁴, KG Ugwu³, PW Bupwatda⁵
¹ Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
² Department of Community Medicine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria
³ Ginza Medical Centre, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
⁴ College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
⁵ Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria

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Dr. Tolulope O Afolaranmi
Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Plateau State
Nigeria

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/jomt.jomt_44_19

Background: According to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) around 243 million people, aged 15–64 consumed an illicit substance making this a public health problem of global dimensions with attendant physical, social, and psychological problems. Studies have shown that 59.5% of road traffic accident among commercial tricycle operator has been associated with the use of psychoactive substances. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the prevalence and pattern of psychoactive substance use and its predictors among tricycle operators in Jos north local government area of Plateau State. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study conducted among 220 commercial tricycle operators selected from a cluster of five operational units of Tricycle Riders Union using quantitative data collection instrument consisted of three sections through an interviewer’s administration method. Results: The mean age of the respondents in the study was 34 ± 10 years with the prevalence of current use of psychoactive substance being 43.2%. The predictors of psychoactive substance use were tertiary level of education (AOR = 0.06; 95% CI = 0.0074–0.4806) and family history of use of psychoactive substance (AOR = 3.30; 95% CI = 1.7164–6.3611). Conclusion: This study has demonstrated a high level of illicit psychoactive substance use among commercial tricycle operators with higher level of education negatively influence its use and a positive family history potentiating it.

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