A meta-analysis study of worldwide prevalence of mortality in cocaine-consuming motorcyclists. Issue 1 (8th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hajijafari, Mohammad; Akbari, Hossein; Asgarian, Fatemeh Sadat
• Is Part Of: Journal of addictive diseases. Volume 40:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 96
• Page End: 102
• Publication Date: 2022-02-08
• Subjects: Cocaine -- mortality -- motorcycles -- prevalence; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Drug abuse -- Periodicals; Alcoholism -- Periodicals; Compulsive behavior -- Periodicals; 362.2905
• DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2021.1936382
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-0887

Abstract

Abstract: For this meta-analysis, the aim is to estimate the prevalence and to determine the factors associated with changes in this prevalence in the world. A systematic review of PubMed/Medline, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, and Science Direct, SID, and Google Scholar from 2011 to April 2020 was performed. Point prevalence was analyzed with a 95% confidence interval. The variances of each study were calculated using a two-sentence distribution formula, and the heterogeneity between the studies was assessed by the Q-Cochran test with a significance level of less than 0.1. Also, the index of changes attributed to I 2 was examined. Due to the heterogeneity between the studies, the random-effects model was used to combine the results of the studies. All statistical analyses were performed by the STATA software version 11 using Meta-Analysis commands. The significance level of the tests was considered to be P < 0.05. The prevalence of mortality in motorcyclists in six studies was reported to be 12% (0.05-0.18 = 95% CI). We stratified this study by participant geographical region and age group. In this study, the highest prevalence of mortality was in the under-30 age group. Furthermore, planning educational campaigns and advertisements by state authorities that are pointing out the harmful effects of motorcyclists' cocaine and/or other substances consumption is necessary.