Exposure to substance and current substance among school-going adolescents in Timor-Leste
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Date
2022
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PLOS Global Public Health
Abstract
Few studies have examined how exposure to substance influences adolescent’s use of substance in Timor-Leste. We assessed this relationship using nationally representative data
from Timor-Leste to address this gap. Data was pulled from the 2015 Timor-Leste Global
school-based student health survey. Data of students aged 13-17years (N = 3700) from
class 7–11 across schools in Timor-Leste were analyzed for this study. Second-hand smoking exposure (AOR = 1.57 [1.31, 1.89] and parental tobacco use, AOR = 1.94 [1.54, 2.44])
was significantly related to in-school adolescent’s current use of substance after adjusting
for covariates. Current substance use was also positively associated with being male, being
in class 10–12, and being food insecure and negatively associated with having at least three
close friends and benefiting from parental supervision. To reduce substance use among inschool adolescents, policymakers must consider the inclusion of all models in the social
learning environment of adolescents in Timor-Leste.
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Research Article
Keywords
Exposure, substance, school-going adolescents, Timor-Leste
Citation
Citation: Adade AE, Owusu Ansah K, Dey NEY, Arthur-Holmes F, Duah HO, Pascal A (2022) Exposure to substance and current substance among school-going adolescents in Timor-Leste. PLOS Glob Public Health 2(8): e0000797. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000797