Estudio de factores asociados y prevalencia de consumo de sustancias psicoactivas ilegales en estudiantes de una universidad colombiana

Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Facultad de Medicina. Revista

Luna, Javier¹  Ortíz, Laura¹  García, Stefanía¹  Morán, Milena¹  Ocampo, Daniel¹  Castaño-Castrillón, José Jaime¹ 

[1] Universidad de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia

关键词: Risk Factors;    Street Drugs;    Students;    Universities (MeSH)..;   

DOI  :  10.15446/revfacmed.v65n1.56471

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universidad Nacional de Colombia * Facultad de Medicina

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: The use of illegal psychoactive substances is an increasing issue in university students. Most studies have obtained a frequency of consumption of 30% in this population.Objective: To establish the frequency and factors associated with the use of these types of substances among the students of a university in Colombia.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. The population was a representative sample of 343 students. An anonymous survey about psychoactive substance consumption and associated factors was administered.Results: 31.5% of students referred consumption at some point in the past 12 months, being marihuana the most prevalent substance with a reported consumption of 64.8%. The mean age of first time consumption was 17.04±2.12, particularly marihuana with a frequency of 61.1%. All associated factors considered showed a significant relationship with consumption in the past 30 days, the past year, and sometime in life Likewise, family problems were the factor with the highest prevalence ratio (PR=15.467, consumption during the past year), followed by peer pressure (PR=7.847).Conclusions: The use of illegal psychoactive substances among university students seems to be considerable, suggesting interventions with emphasis on the most involved programs.

【 授权许可】

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