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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Cross-national comparisons of sex differences in opportunities to use alcohol or drugs, and the transitions to use
Substance Use and Misuse, Volume 46, No. 9, Year 2011
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Description
Sex differences in opportunities to use alcohol or drugs, and transition to use, were investigated in 15 surveys, in 20012004 (Europe 6; Americas 3; Africa 2, Asia 3; Oceania 1). The paper focuses on 1829 year olds (N = 9,873). The World Mental Health Survey Initiative oversaw the surveys; each country obtained its own funding. A complex picture emerged with different results for alcohol and for drugs and for opportunity to use and the transition to use. Sex differences in opportunity to use alcohol were small except in Lebanon and Nigeria, whereas for drugs, the largest differences were in Mexico and Colombia. © 2011 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wells, Jessie Elisabeth
New Zealand, Christchurch
University of Otago, Christchurch
Haro, Josep Maria
Spain, Madrid
Instituto de Salud Carlos Iii
Karam, Elie Georges
Lebanon, Al Koura
University of Balamand
Lee, Sing
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lépine, Jean Pierre
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
Medina-Mora, M. E.
Mexico, Mexico
Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente
Nakane, Hideyuki
Japan, Nagasaki
Nagasaki University
Posada, Jose
Colombia, Fusagasuga
Universidad de Cundinamarca
Anthony, J. C.
United States, East Lansing
Michigan State University
Cheng, Hui
United States, East Lansing
Michigan State University
Degenhardt, Louisa
United States, East Lansing
Michigan State University
Australia, Sydney
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Angermeyer, Matthias Claus
Austria, Vienna
Institute for Veterinary Public Health
Bruffaerts, Ronny
Belgium, Leuven
Departement Neurowetenschappen
de Girolamo, Giovanni
Italy, Brescia
Irccs Centro San Giovanni Di Dio Fatebenefratelli
de Graaf, Ron
Netherlands, Utrecht
Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction
Glantz, Meyer D.
United States, Bethesda
National Institute on Drug Abuse Nida
Gureje, Oye
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 17
Affiliations: 16
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3109/10826084.2011.553659
ISSN:
10826084
e-ISSN:
15322491
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria