Long-term Retention Rate of Drug Abuse Patients in Ethnic Groups at Mae Fah Luang Hospital, Chiang Rai Province

Abstract

This study is Long-term Retention Rate of Drug Abuse Patients in Ethnic Groups at Mae Fah Luang Hospital, Chiang Rai Province. The research format is a retrospective study. (Retrospective cohort study) The data used in the study were medical records of ethnic drug-using patients in the treatment system of Mae Fah Luang Hospital, Chiang Rai Province, between 2020 and 2023, included. For a period of 4 years, there were a total of 2,232 cases. the details of the information include gender, age, and frequency of receiving services. The statistics used to analyze the data are Frequency distribution and percentage values
From the study, it was found that the rate of continued retention in the long-term treatment system among ethnic drug users was Mae Fah Luang Hospital, Chiang Rai Province, during the years 2020 - 2023, has a total of 2,232 cases. When classified as having patients continuously in the long-term system for more than 5 years, there are as many as 72 percent. the majority of patients are male. They are between 46 -60 years old and have the highest frequency of receiving services 1-3 days per week. And when comparing the proportion of increase, it was found that the number of patients tends to increase. accounting for 50 percent in 2023. At the same time, retention in the system increases by an average of 1.53 percent per year.