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| Research Title |
Roles of Opioid-Related Health Literacy and Socioeconomic Hardship on Mental Health Status of Adult Males in Kachin State, Myanmar |
| Date of Distribution |
31 December 2019 |
| Conference |
| Title of the Conference |
MIRDEC-14th, International Academic Conference on Contemporary Trends and Multidisciplinary Issues in Social Sciences (Global Meeting of Social Science Community) |
| Organiser |
Masters International Research & Development Center |
| Conference Place |
Kadir Has University |
| Province/State |
Istanbul, Turkey |
| Conference Date |
8 October 2019 |
| To |
10 October 2019 |
| Proceeding Paper |
| Volume |
14 (2019) |
| Issue |
2 (Conference Proceedings Istanbul 2019: Full Paper Series) |
| Page |
149 |
| Editors/edition/publisher |
Masters International Danismanlik Arastirma Yayincilik Masters International Consultancy Research and Publishing |
| Abstract |
Background: In Myanmar, opioid abuse has impact not only on health of users but also societies. However, the roles of opium on mental health of general population has not been well investigated.
Thus, this study aimed to identify the influence of opium and socioeconomic factors on mental health
of non-opium user males in Kachin State, Myanmar.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 327 samples who were randomly selected
from household registration of local government. Inclusion criteria for selection of the respondents were males of 18 years or above who never use illicit drugs. The 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used to assess mental health status. Data were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire interview. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify the association.
Findings: The study indicated that having inadequate and problematic level of opioid-related health literacy (Adj. OR = 2.28, 95%CI: 1.05 – 4.96, p <0.05), having inadequate income (Adj. OR = 2.53, 95%CI: 1.46 – 4.39, p <0.01) as well as sharing accommodation with opium user (Adj. OR=2.74; 95%CI: 1.23 to 6.13, p <0.05) increased the odds of poor mental health of non-opium user adult males.
Conclusions: Opioid-related health literacy and socioeconomic factors had influence on mental health status of general population. It is essential to take appropriate measures to improve health literacy on opium especially among vulnerable group to help preventing them from choosing illicit drugs as coping mechanism for mental health problems.
Keywords: Mental health, opium literacy, socioeconomic factors, males, Kachin, Myanmar |
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นานาชาติ |
| Type of Proceeding |
Full paper |
| Type of Presentation |
Oral |
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