Abstract

The objective of this research article “A Cross sectional analysis of familial life and drug addiction in
swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan” is to explore familial factors' contribution to drug addiction and its
consequences on other family members in the area. This study is based on a conceptual framework
comprising of independent variable familial life, dependent variable effects of drug addiction on other
family members and background variables were age, monthly income and educational level. Simple
frequency for prevalence, chi square for association, multi-variate for spuriousness along “Kendall Tb” for
strength and direction of the association. A high prevalence was found in favor of given statements
against drug addiction, highly significant (P = 0.000) and positive (Tb = 0-1) except “good relationships
with family members and parental separation where (Tb = - 0-1” with effects of drugs addiction on other
family members along with non-spurious and positive results by controlling age, education and monthly
income of the respondents were found in the study.

Key words: Cross sectional; Familial; Drug; Addiction; consequences; other family members