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Abuse of legal and street drugs among Brazilian university students

verfasst von: Lívia Rocha Dantas, Monalisa Cesarino Gomes, Larissa Chaves Morais de Lima, Bruno Rafael Cruz-da-Silva, Laíza Rocha Dantas, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia

Erschienen in: Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 6/2017

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Abstract

Aim

Estimate the prevalence of the abuse of legal and street drugs and associated factors among university students.

Subjects and methods

Three hundred ninety-eight university students distributed among all courses offered at a university in Brazil. The students answered a questionnaire validated for the evaluation of drug use. The dependent variable was abuse of legal and street drugs. Descriptive analysis was performed, followed by Poisson regression analysis (p < 0.05).

Results

The following variables remained associated with the abuse of legal drugs: male sex (PR = 2.99; 95% CI: 1.74–5.14), lack of religion (PR = 1.64; 95%CI: 1.03–2.62) and taking night classes (PR = 1.64; 95% CI: 1.04–2.58). The abuse of street drugs was associated with lack of religion (PR = 2.50; 95% CI: 1.01–6.15).

Conclusion

The male sex and taking classes at night were associated with the abuse of legal drugs, whereas not having a religion was associated with the abuse of both legal and street drugs.

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Titel: Abuse of legal and street drugs among Brazilian university students
verfasst von: Lívia Rocha Dantas
Monalisa Cesarino Gomes
Larissa Chaves Morais de Lima
Bruno Rafael Cruz-da-Silva
Laíza Rocha Dantas
Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia
Publikationsdatum: 05.06.2017
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 6/2017
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-017-0813-4

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