Fatores associados ao uso de drogas entre adolescentes escolares

Abstract

ObjectiveTo assess factors associated with drug use among adolescent students from schools providing secondary education. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 1998. An anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was answered by a proportional sample of 10-19-year-old students, enrolled in primary (5 th grade and further) and secondary classes in all public and private schools of the urban area which providing secondary education. Schools were visited up to three times in order to reach absent students. Results were expressed as prevalence ratios (PR). Results 2,410 students were interviewed, losses amounting to 8%. The prevalence of drug use (except alcohol and tobacco) in the last year was 17.1%. After confounder control, associations remained between drug use and parents' divorce (PR=1.46; 95% CI: 1.18-1.80), poor relationship with father (PR=1.67; 95% CI: 1.17-2.38), poor relationship with mother (PR=2.71; 95% CI: 1.64-4.48), open-minded father (PR=1.36; 95% CI: 1.08-1.72), drug user in household (PR=1.61; 95% CI: 1.17-2.18), abuse (PR=1.62; 95% CI: 1.27-2.07), having been mugged or robbed in the previous year (PR=1.38; 95% CI: 1.09-1.76) and absence of religious practice (PR=1.31; 95% CI: 1.07-1.59). ConclusionsThe study suggests associations between several family characteristics and drug use by adolescents, providing useful information for a complete understanding of this problem in Brazil.

Perfil sociodemográfico e uso de drogas lícitas e ilícitas entre estudantes do ensino médio

“…Other available studies found similar results to ours for variables such as gender, age, skin color self-reported and marital status among secondary education students interviewed in the study (2,11) . Regarding family income, there was disagreement between the results for public and private schools, showing that the students of public schools belong to different economic strata.…”

“…In the event of information bias, it can be assumed that the trend would be underreporting, since the information concerns illegal behavior (2) . The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Piauí with Certificate of Presentation for Ethical Consideration (CAAE) number 0086.0.045.000-09, and meets the ethical principles contained in the Declaration of Helsinki.…”

“…Since ancient times they are being used, showing that the production and use of drugs is part of the mankind history (1)(2) . In recent decades, however, due to its high frequency, its use has been suggested as a worldwide public health problem, attracting the interest of several research groups (2) .…”

Uso de álcool, tabaco e drogas por estudantes da área de saúde de uma Universidade de Curitiba

“…O consumo de drogas (lícitas e ilícitas) transformou-se em uma preocupação mundial nas últimas décadas, em função de sua alta incidência e dos riscos à saúde derivados de seu uso (Galduróz, Noto, Nappo & Carlini, 2003;Nicastri & Ramos, 2001;Tavares, Béria & Lima, 2004).…”

Desenvolvimento cognitivo e sintomas depressivos em adolescentes que fazem uso de bebidas alcoólicas

“…Embora existam pesquisas mostrando padrões de uso de álcool e outras drogas entre adolescentes, sabe-se pouco a respeito daquilo que pode levá-los a consumir mais álcool e as consequências sobre seu desenvolvimento emocional e cognitivo (11)(12) . O desafio, neste estudo, é entender os problemas relacionados ao consumo de álcool e suas consequências e influências no comportamento do bebedor.…”