الملخص
Objectives: Substance use disorder is a global challenge. Therefore, this study aimed to provide an updated view of socio-demographic characteristics and patterns of substance use in Oman. Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was conducted between 2004 and 2018. Data were retrieved from Oman’s National Drug Addict Registry. The data collected included the socio-demographic characteristics of registered cases, the proportion of various psychoactive substances’ consumption and their routes of administration, the associated sociodemographic determinants as well as comorbid conditions. Results: A total of 6,453 cases were registered during the study’s timeframe. The majority of which were Omani (97.9%), male (98.7%), single (57.9%), unemployed (50.2%), had an education level below university (81.0%) and were adolescents and young adults (77.0%). Opiates were the most common substance used (66.6%) and more than half of the sample were polydrug users (51.0%). Injecting-drug users constituted 53.4% of the total registered cases. The proportion of people with hepatitis virus C, hepatits virus B and HIV among the registered cases were 46.9%, 5.1% and 3.7%, respectively. Conclusion: The findings are in favour of rapidly escalating the introduction of a substance use preventive programme at all school levels as well as making opioid substitution therapy and other harm reduction programmes available in Oman.
بيانات النشر
- المعرّف الرقمي
- 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.004
- المجلة
- مجلة جامعة السلطان قابوس الطبية, 20(4), e296-303
- الناشر
- جامعة السلطان قابوس
- وصول مفتوح
- وصول مفتوح ذهبي
- الترخيص
- CC BY-ND 4.0
اقتبس هذه المقالة
APA 7
Al Abri, M. Z., Farag, M. A., Al Mosawi, A. S., & Al Awaidy, S. T. (2025). Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Substance Use Disorder in Oman: A retrospective study of the National Registry Surveillance Programme between 2004 and 2018. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 20(4), e296-303. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.004
MLA 9
Al Abri, Mahmood Z., et al. "Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Substance Use Disorder in Oman: A retrospective study of the National Registry Surveillance Programme between 2004 and 2018." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 2025, pp. e296-303. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.004.
شيكاغو (المؤلف–التاريخ)
Al Abri, Mahmood Z., Mohamed AH Farag, Asaad S. Al Mosawi, and Salah T. Al Awaidy. 2025. "Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Substance Use Disorder in Oman: A retrospective study of the National Registry Surveillance Programme between 2004 and 2018." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 20 (4): e296-303. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.004.
هارفارد
Al Abri, M. Z., Farag, M. A., Al Mosawi, A. S. and Al Awaidy, S. T. (2025) 'Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Substance Use Disorder in Oman: A retrospective study of the National Registry Surveillance Programme between 2004 and 2018', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 20(4), pp. e296-303. doi:10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.004.
فانكوفر
Al Abri MZ, Farag MA, Al Mosawi AS, Al Awaidy ST. Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Substance Use Disorder in Oman: A retrospective study of the National Registry Surveillance Programme between 2004 and 2018. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;20(4):e296-303. doi:10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.004
IEEE
M. Z. Al Abri, M. A. Farag, A. S. Al Mosawi, and S. T. Al Awaidy, "Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Substance Use Disorder in Oman: A retrospective study of the National Registry Surveillance Programme between 2004 and 2018," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. e296-303, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.004.