Uso de substâncias lícitas entre os estudantes de Fonoaudiologia de uma universidade pública / Use of licit substances among Speech Therapy undergraduate students of a public university / Uso de sustancias lícitas entre los estudiantes de Fonoaudiología de una universidad pública

OBJETIVO: analisar o consumo de álcool e tabaco entre os estudantes do curso de Fonoaudiologia de uma universidade pública. MÉTODO: trata-se de um estudo transversal; a investigação foi fundamentada no preenchimento do instrumento proposto pela Secretaria Nacional de Políticas sobre Drogas. O estudo possui uma amostra de 130 estudantes matriculados no curso de Fonoaudiologia, o que corresponde a 79,06% dos alunos matriculados em 2018. RESULTADOS: o álcool apresenta-se como uma das substâncias lícitas mais consumidas entre os universitários, o uso na vida, no ano e nos últimos 30 dias foram de 79,2%, 56,2% e 45,4%, respectivamente. Quanto ao tabaco, 21,5% relataram que realizaram o consumo de tabaco em algum momento da vida; no ano, 8,5% e, nos últimos 30 dias, 7,7%. Na análise multivariada, as variáveis preditoras significativas para o uso de álcool foram idade (no mês) e prática religiosa (no ano e no mês). Já para o uso do tabaco foram: sexo (ao longo da vida), prática religiosa (ao longo da vida e no ano) e grupo étnico (no ano). CONCLUSÃO: os achados deste estudo apontam que prevalece o consumo das substâncias lícitas entre os universitários, tornando-se importante maior abordagem do tema e ações de prevenção ao uso indevido dessas substâncias e de promoção de saúde nesta população.

OBJECTIVE: analyze the consumption of alcohol and tobacco among Speech Therapy undergraduate students of a public university. METHOD: this is a cross-sectional study, based on the completion of an instrument proposed by the National Secretariat for Drug Policy. The study analyzed a sample of 130 students enrolled in the Speech Therapy course, which corresponds to 79.06% of students enrolled in 2018. RESULTS: alcohol is one of the most commonly used legal substances among university students; alcohol consumption rates in life, in the year, and in the last 30 days were: 79.2%, 56.2% and 45.4%, respectively. Regarding tobacco, 21.5% reported using tobacco at some point in life; 8.5% in the year, and 7.7% in the last 30 days. In the multivariate analysis, the significant predictor variables for alcohol consumption were age (in the month) and religious practice (year and month). For tobacco use, the significant predictor variables were: sex (throughout life), religious practice (throughout life and in the year) and ethnic group (in the year). CONCLUSION: the findings of this study indicate that the consumption of licit substances prevails among university students, highlighting the importance of adopting actions to prevent inadequate use of these substances and promote health among this population.

OBJETIVO: analizar el consumo de alcohol y tabaco entre estudiantes de Fonoaudiología de una universidad pública. MÉTODO: estudio transversal; investigación fundamentada en el completado del instrumento propuesto por la Secretaría Nacional de Políticas sobre Drogas. Estudio sobre muestra de 130 estudiantes matriculados en la carrera de Fonoaudiología, equivalentes al 79,06% del alumnado matriculado en 2018. RESULTADOS: el alcohol se presenta como una de las sustancias lícitas más consumidas entre los estudiantes. Fue consumido en la vida, en el año y en los últimos 30 días por el 79,2%, 56,2% y 45,4%, respectivamente. Acerca del tabaco, el 21,5% informó haberlo consumido en algún momento de la vida; 8,5% en el año; y 7,7% en los últimos 30 días. En el análisis multivariado, las variables predictivas significativas para consumo de alcohol fueron: edad (para el mes) y práctica religiosa (para el año y el mes). Con el tabaco, fueron: sexo (a lo largo de la vida), práctica religiosa (a lo largo de la vida y para el año) y grupo étnico (para el año). CONCLUSIÓN: los hallazgos muestran prevalencia del consumo de sustancias lícitas entre los universitarios, haciendo que abordaje mayor del tema y acciones de prevención del uso indebido de sustancias y de promoción de salud resulten importantes para esta población.

Dual use of tobacco among Bangladeshi men.

INTRODUCTION: Dual use of tobacco (using smoking and smokeless forms) in Bangladesh is uncommon in women but common in men. Dual users are at additional risk of cancers and heart diseases compared with a single form of tobacco use. Knowledge about their socioeconomic background is necessary for planning appropriate interventions. We report here socioeconomic background of the dual users of tobacco from a nationally representative survey. METHODS: The study adopted a probability proportionate to size sampling technic of divisional population stratified into urban and rural areas to recruit men aged 25 years or older from their households. A total of 4312 men were recruited. Variables included questions on 20 household assets, tobacco use and other behavioral risk factors, and measurement of body weight and height. RESULTS: The average age of dual users was 46.7 years old compared to 43.4 and 52.3 years for smokers and smokeless tobacco users. Prevalence of “smoking only,” “smokeless only” and “dual use” of tobacco was 40.6%, 15.2%, and 14.2%, respectively. Among all tobacco users, dual users constituted 20%. These dual users had lower educational achievement, rural residence, lower intake of fruit, and higher intake of alcohol. They were more undernourished as indicated by a thin body mass index compared to nonusers and smokers. Dual users were of socioeconomically deprived as measured by wealth quartiles constructed out of household assets. CONCLUSION: Dual use of tobacco is common in Bangladesh, and it is intimately linked with socioeconomic deprivation. Poverty reduction strategy and campaigns should address tobacco control not only tobacco in general, but its dual use in particular.