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Table 3 Alcohol ad Cannabis dependance and sociodemographic profile

From: Prevalence of psychoactive substance use among youth in Rwanda

 

Alcohol misuse

P

Cannabis Misuse

P

Social users (%)

On risk (%)

Dependence (%)

Social users (%)

On risk (%)

Dependence (%)

Sex

 

Male

68.33

18.66

13.02

0.000

94.65

0.8

4.56

0.000

Female

96.69

2.85

0.46

100

0

0

Residence area

 

Rural

80.86

11.95

7.19

0.343

97.72

0.29

1.99

0.000

Urban

80.63

10.41

8.96

93.46

1.21

5.33

Status of parents (alive)

    

Yes, both

83.36

9.56

7.08

0.000

98.14

0.09

1.77

0.009

Yes, one

80.82

12.14

7.04

96.33

0.82

2.86

No

72.75

17.13

10.11

95.22

0.56

4.21

Age groups

 

10-15

96.15

3.85

0

0.000

100

0

0

0.032

16-20

90.18

7.12

2.7

98.04

0.37

1.6

21-25

77.19

13.16

9.65

96.2

0.88

2.92

26-30

73.33

15.74

10.93

96.67

0

3.33

31-35

71.05

16.45

12.5

95.39

0.66

3.95

Student status

 

Still a student

94.58

4.37

1.05

0.000

98.25

0.35

1.4

0.133

Finished studies

77.1

13.13

9.76

97.31

0

2.69

Dropped out of school

76.21

14.2

9.6

96.59

0.4

3.01

Never went to school

78.53

13.24

8.24

96.18

1.18

2.65