Prevalencia de consumo de drogas en estudiantes universitarios que cursan primer y cuarto año / Prevalence of tabacco, alcohol and marijuana consumption among university students
Rev. méd. Chile
; 139(12): 1573-1580, dic. 2011. ilus, tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
| LILACS
| ID: lil-627591
Biblioteca responsável:
CL1.1
ABSTRACT
Background:
University students are especially vulnerable towards substance abuseAim:
To describe and compare drug consumption in students of a Chilean university who attended first and fourth year of studies, according to gender and faculty. Material andMethods:
A representative, stratified and proportional sample of305 students was randomly chosen by faculty, career, grade and gender during2009. The consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs was evaluated using an anonymous survey.Results:
Students from health care faculties had the lower prevalence of consumption of tobacco, alcohol, tobacco-alcohol and marijuana, during the first and fourth year. Education area and social sciences faculties had the highest prevalence of consumption. Fourth year students had higher rates of consumption than their first year counterparts. Females had significantly lower rates of alcohol and marijuana consumption.Conclusions:
Alcohol, tobacco and marijuana consumption was higher among students from education and social sciences faculties and those attending the fourth year of studies.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
/
Fumar Maconha
/
Fumar
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
/
Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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Universidad de La Frontera/CL