Research Article
Pattern and Trend of Substance Abuse in Eastern Rural Iran: A Household Survey in a Rural Community
Table 3
Percentage of daily substance use among rural residents based on sex and age group (
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| | Substance | Sex | Age group (yrs) | | Male | Female | P value | <30 | ≥30 | P value |
| | Cigarette | 144 (29.4) | 9 (2.2) | <0.001 | 26 (7.2) | 127 (23.6) | <0.001 | | Waterpipe | 26 (5.3) | 7 (1.7) | 0.004 | 23 (6.4) | 10 (1.9) | <0.001 | | Cannabis | 4 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | 0.383 | 1 (0.3) | 4 (0.7) | 0.358 | | Opium | 107 (21.8) | 34 (8.3) | <0.001 | 17 (4.7) | 124 (23.0) | <0.001 | | Shireh (opium residue) | 68 (13.9) | 13 (3.2) | <0.001 | 12 (3.3) | 69 (12.8) | <0.001 | | Heroin | 19 (3.9) | 3 (0.7) | 0.002 | 5 (1.4) | 17 (3.2) | 0.092 | | Shisheh (amphetamine) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1.00 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 0.247 | | Alcohol | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.5) | 0.255 | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.4) | 0.363 | | Sedatives | 23 (4.7) | 18 (4.4) | 0.828 | 10 (2.8) | 31 (5.8) | 0.036 |
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