Socio-demographic characteristics and patterns of substance use disorder in Oman : a retrospective study of the national surveillance programme between 2004 and 2018
Other Title(s)
الخصائص الاجتماعية و الديموغرافية و أنماط استخدام المواد المخدرة في عمان : دراسة بأثر رجعي لبرنامج مراقبة السجل الوطني بين عامي 2004 و 2018
Joint Authors
al-Abri, Mahmud Zahir
Faraj, Muhammad Amin H.
al-Musawi, Asad Said
al-Uwaydi, Salah Thabit
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 4 (30 Nov. 2020), pp.296-303, 8 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2020-11-30
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives: Substance use disorder is a global challenge.
Therefore, this study aimed to provide an updated view of socio-demographic characteristics and patterns of substance use in Oman.
Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was conducted between 2004 and 2018.
Data were retrieved from Oman’s National Drug Addict Registry.
The data collected included the socio-demographic characteristics of registered cases, the proportion of various psychoactive substances’ consumption and their routes of administration, the associated sociodemographic determinants as well as comorbid conditions.
Results: A total of 6,453 cases were registered during the study’s timeframe.
The majority of which were Omani (97.9%), male (98.7%), single (57.9%), unemployed (50.2%), had an education level below university (81.0%) and were adolescents and young adults (77.0%).
Opiates were the most common substance used (66.6%) and more than half of the sample were polydrug users (51.0%).
Injecting-drug users constituted 53.4% of the total registered cases.
The proportion of people with hepatitis virus C, hepatits virus B and HIV among the registered cases were 46.9%, 5.1% and 3.7%, respectively.
Conclusion: The findings are in favour of rapidly escalating the introduction of a substance use preventive programme at all school levels as well as making opioid substitution therapy and other harm reduction programmes available in Oman.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Abri, Mahmud Zahir& Faraj, Muhammad Amin H.& al-Musawi, Asad Said& al-Uwaydi, Salah Thabit. 2020. Socio-demographic characteristics and patterns of substance use disorder in Oman : a retrospective study of the national surveillance programme between 2004 and 2018. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 20, no. 4, pp.296-303.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Abri, Mahmud Zahir…[et al.]. Socio-demographic characteristics and patterns of substance use disorder in Oman : a retrospective study of the national surveillance programme between 2004 and 2018. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 20, no. 4 (Nov. 2020), pp.296-303.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1342876
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Abri, Mahmud Zahir& Faraj, Muhammad Amin H.& al-Musawi, Asad Said& al-Uwaydi, Salah Thabit. Socio-demographic characteristics and patterns of substance use disorder in Oman : a retrospective study of the national surveillance programme between 2004 and 2018. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2020. Vol. 20, no. 4, pp.296-303.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1342876
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 302-303
Record ID
BIM-1342876