Factors Affecting Complete Treatment of Addiction Patients in Tak Province

Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to investigate factors affecting complete treatment of drug addicted patients in Tak province. There were 1,293 drug abused persons, selected from the National Drug Addiction Treatment & Rehabilitation System Database, Ministry of Public Health, who were about to receive treatment in 2020. The data retrieved from the record forms had been transferred into this research file. Analyses of the data performed to describe personal statistics, Chi-square test, and multivariate analysis by a multiple logistic regression method. The results demonstrated factors accomplishing the therapy comprised (1) personal factors included: marital status (OR_adj=4.26; 95%CI:1.34-8.02) and types of drug addicted (methamphetamine/heroin/methadone/ice) (OR_adj=8.18; 95%CI:2.09-32.06), (2) treatment factors included: voluntary therapeutic (OR_adj=2.43; 95%CI:1.14-11.26) and treatment with methadone (OR_adj=4.65; 95%CI:1.70-12.70) and (3) social support factor included acceptable family relationships (OR_adj=1.02; 95%CI:1.23-2.26). Importantly, the addiction treatment is an ongoing follow-up course. Therefore, the health workers, hospitals and related agencies who provide the therapy have to review and consider the factors influencing voluntary treatment of the patients. All that factors may affect the patients to achieve the treatment, to reduce number of new drug abuses and number of recommenced drug addiction.