Saint Lucia Survey of Drug Use among Secondary School Students 2005
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2005 - December, 2005
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Individual - Nationally representative
Summary
The purpose of this survey was to determine the scope of drug use in high school students in order to develop indicators, identify trends, and inform policy.
The data were collected through self-completed questionnaires given in the classroom to students attending secondary schools in Saint Lucia. The sample size for this survey was 2,072 students.
This survey was part of a multinational survey effort in which all countries included used a standard methodology and questionnaires. The surveys were developed and administered by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission CICAD), a department within the Organization of American States (OSA).
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Organization of American States, Ministry of Health (Saint Lucia). Saint Lucia Survey of Drug Use among Secondary School Students 2005.