![]() ![]() Motivators for non-medical use of prescription drugs were “to work longer”, “to be courageous”, and “curiosity”. The prevalence of non-medical use of prescription drugs was 15.3%, tramadol being the most used. ResultsĪ total of 570 participants were enrolled for the study, and 510 participants responded giving a response rate of 89.5%. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to explore associated factors of non-medical use of prescription drugs. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of participants. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences, IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 25.0. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea (No. 2021/1273–02/UB/SG/IRB/FHS). A modified and standardized version of the World Health Organization student drug-use survey model questionnaire was used. Secondary school students were recruited using a multistage stratified cluster sampling. We conducted a cross-sectional study from 1 st February 2021 to 30 th April 2021. ![]() The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with the use of non-prescription drugs in secondary schools in Buea, South West region of Cameroon. However, there is a paucity of data on the burden of this phenomenon among adolescent secondary school students in the country. Recent trends in Cameroon show that the use of psychoactive substances, among which are prescription drugs by adolescents is becoming a public health issue and is linked to juvenile delinquency and violence in schools. The non-medical use of prescription drugs is a growing public health problem worldwide.
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