Table 1.
Distribution of the study population for the exploratory factor analysis by their socio-demographic characteristics and psychoactive drug use patterns
| Characteristics | Frequency (n=180) |
Percentage (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age category | <20 years | 10 | 5.55 |
| 21-30 years | 36 | 20.00 | |
| 31-40 years | 85 | 47.22 | |
| 41-50 years | 32 | 17.78 | |
| 51-60 years | 12 | 6.67 | |
| >61 years | 5 | 2.78 | |
| Sex | Female | 2 | 1.11 |
| Male | 178 | 98.89 | |
| Ethnicity | Sinhala | 159 | 88.33 |
| Tamil | 19 | 10.56 | |
| Muslim | 2 | 1.11 | |
| Highest level of education | Never attended school | 2 | 1.11 |
| Grade 1-5 | 25 | 13.89 | |
| Grade 6-10 | 110 | 61.11 | |
| Passed General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level | 29 | 16.11 | |
| Grade 12-13 | 11 | 6.11 | |
| General Certificate of Education (GCE)/Advanced Level and above | 3 | 1.67 | |
| Current Employment | Unemployed | 18 | 10.00 |
| Employed | 162 | 90.00 | |
| Monthly income | < Rs.20,000 | 18 | 10.00 |
| Rs. 20,001 – 40,000 | 88 | 48.89 | |
| Rs. 40,001 – 60,000 | 43 | 23.89 | |
| Rs. 60,001 – 80,000 | 15 | 8.33 | |
| Rs. 80,001 – 100,000 | 10 | 5.56 | |
| > Rs. 100,001 | 6 | 3.33 | |
| Type of drugs used* | Cannabis | 134 | 74.44 |
| Heroin | 95 | 52.78 | |
| Pregabalin | 43 | 23.89 | |
| Tramadol | 42 | 23.33 | |
| Methamphetamine | 38 | 21.11 | |
| Diazepam | 26 | 14.44 | |
| Others | 9 | 5.00 | |
| Frequency of psychoactive | 2 to 3 times a month or less | 17 | 9.44 |
| drug use | About once a week | 20 | 11.11 |
| 2 to 3 times a week | 17 | 9.44 | |
| About once a day | 34 | 18.90 | |
| 2 times or more in a day | 92 | 51.11 |
* Multiple responses