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dc.contributor.authorDadras, Omid
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-01T13:33:20Z
dc.date.available2024-08-01T13:33:20Z
dc.date.created2024-02-02T09:40:59Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.issn1664-0640
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3144090
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The recent data indicate almost a fifth of Jamaican adolescents used marijuana in the past 30 days. To ensure the optimal allocation of resources, a country-specific understanding of factors associated with marijuana use among adolescents is essential. Therefore, this study aimed to address this gap among adolescents aged 13–17 years in Jamaica. Methods: We analyzed data from the recent Jamaica Global School-Based Student Health Survey conducted in 2017. The sample consists of school-going Jamaican adolescents of 7th−12th grades. The prevalence of recent marijuana use was assessed and compared across different demographics, substance use, and risk behaviors using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Results: Older adolescents and men had a higher likelihood of recent marijuana use. Psychosocial risks, such as loneliness, frequent worry, suicidal ideation, physical attacks, and school absenteeism, were associated with higher marijuana usage. Parental smoking increased the odds, whereas strong parental support and awareness decreased it. Other substance uses, especially amphetamine and tobacco products, had strong associations with marijuana use. Early initiation of substances was associated with a higher risk of marijuana use. Sexually active adolescents, especially those initiated before the age of 14 years, had higher rates of marijuana use. Conclusion: The intricate link between harmful and supportive psychosomatic and risk behaviors with recent marijuana use highlights the importance of holistic interventions and policies focusing on emotional health, parental guidance, substance education, and sexual activity implications.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiersen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleMarijuana use and its correlates among school-going Jamaican adolescents: a finding from a national surveyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.source.articlenumber1324869en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1324869
dc.identifier.cristin2242429
dc.source.journalFrontiers in Psychiatryen_US
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Psychiatry. 2023, 14, 1324869.en_US
dc.source.volume14en_US


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