TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of alcohol consumption and marijuana use among young adults in the Republic of Palau
AU - Sata, Mizuki
AU - Cui, Renzhe
AU - Chiang, Chifa
AU - Singeo, Singeru Travis
AU - Watson, Berry Moon
AU - Yatsuya, Hiroshi
AU - Honjo, Kaori
AU - Mita, Takashi
AU - Temengil, Everlynn Joy
AU - Madraisau, Sherilynn
AU - Yamagishi, Kazumasa
AU - Aoyama, Atsuko
AU - Iso, Hiroyasu
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants for Research on Global Health Issues (H24-chikyukibo-ippan-004) to A.A. from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Government of Japan.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s).
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background: This study aimed to describe the status of alcohol consumption and drug use among young adults as well as their determinants. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 356 young adults (aged 18 to 24 years) living in Palau in 2013. The prevalence of self-reported alcohol and marijuana usage were compared within and between sexes, age groups, ethnicities, and education levels. Results: The proportion of current drinking was higher in people aged 21–24 than in those aged 18–20 (73.2% vs. 60.9%, p = 0.09 in men and 48.3% vs. 30.0%, p = 0.02 in women), while that of marijuana use did not differ between the age groups. The proportions of current drinking and marijuana use were higher in Palauan than in other ethnicities (current drinking: 70.6% vs. 40.6%, p = 0.005 in men and 38.8% vs. 16.6%, p = 0.04 in women; lifetime marijuana use: 80.0% vs. 52.9%, p = 0.02 in men and 56.1% vs. 30.6%, p = 0.09 in women). The proportion of frequent (3 times or more) marijuana users was higher for the lower educated than for the higher educated (62.5% vs. 32.1%, p < 0.001 in men and 33.9% vs. 24.4%, p = 0.12 in women). Conclusions: Sex, age, ethnicity, and education were significant determinants of alcohol and marijuana use.
AB - Background: This study aimed to describe the status of alcohol consumption and drug use among young adults as well as their determinants. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 356 young adults (aged 18 to 24 years) living in Palau in 2013. The prevalence of self-reported alcohol and marijuana usage were compared within and between sexes, age groups, ethnicities, and education levels. Results: The proportion of current drinking was higher in people aged 21–24 than in those aged 18–20 (73.2% vs. 60.9%, p = 0.09 in men and 48.3% vs. 30.0%, p = 0.02 in women), while that of marijuana use did not differ between the age groups. The proportions of current drinking and marijuana use were higher in Palauan than in other ethnicities (current drinking: 70.6% vs. 40.6%, p = 0.005 in men and 38.8% vs. 16.6%, p = 0.04 in women; lifetime marijuana use: 80.0% vs. 52.9%, p = 0.02 in men and 56.1% vs. 30.6%, p = 0.09 in women). The proportion of frequent (3 times or more) marijuana users was higher for the lower educated than for the higher educated (62.5% vs. 32.1%, p < 0.001 in men and 33.9% vs. 24.4%, p = 0.12 in women). Conclusions: Sex, age, ethnicity, and education were significant determinants of alcohol and marijuana use.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Drug
KW - Non-communicable disease
KW - Pacific islanders
KW - Palau
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U2 - 10.1186/s12199-020-00928-8
DO - 10.1186/s12199-020-00928-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 33482714
AN - SCOPUS:85099977180
SN - 1342-078X
VL - 26
JO - Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
JF - Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
IS - 1
M1 - 12
ER -
