Journal article
Trends in Rates of Hospitalization with a Diagnosis of Substance Abuse among Reproductive-Age Women, 1998 to 2003
Women's health issues, Vol.17(2), pp.75-83
03/01/2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.02.001
PMID: 17403464
Abstract
To describe trends in hospitalizations with a diagnosis of substance abuse among reproductive-age women from 1998–2003.
Data were obtained from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Hospitalizations with a diagnosis of substance abuse were categorized into subgroups by age, primary expected payer, substance-specific diagnoses, concomitance, and hospital location. Trends in hospitalization rates per 100,000 women aged 15–44 were tested using a weighted least-squares method.
From 1998–2003, there was no change in the overall rate of hospitalization with a diagnosis of substance abuse among women aged 15–44. Alcohol abuse was the most common substance-specific diagnosis. The rate of hospitalization with a diagnosis of cocaine abuse decreased 22%; for a diagnosis of cannabis abuse, the rate increased 35%. The rate of hospitalization with a diagnosis of amphetamine abuse doubled from 1998–2003. Among women aged 15–24, the rate of hospitalization with a diagnosis of substance abuse increased 23%.
Although we did not observe a change in the overall rate of substance-abuse hospitalization among reproductive-age women, there were dramatic changes in the rate of substance-specific diagnoses. These data may be used to quantify emerging trends in substance abuse and promote the use of hospital-based interventions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Trends in Rates of Hospitalization with a Diagnosis of Substance Abuse among Reproductive-Age Women, 1998 to 2003
- Creators
- Shanna Cox - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionChris H. Johnson - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, GeorgiaSusan Meikle - Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityDenise J. Jamieson - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionSamuel F. Posner - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Women's health issues, Vol.17(2), pp.75-83
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.whi.2007.02.001
- PMID
- 17403464
- ISSN
- 1049-3867
- eISSN
- 1878-4321
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446454302771
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