Prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and street drugs consumption in adult Latin American immigrants

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

José Rafael González-lópez²  María De Los Ángeles Rodríguez-gázquez¹  María De Las Mercedes Lomas-campos¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Sevilla Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología ,Spain

关键词: Emigration and Immigration;    Prevalence;    Alcohol Drinking;    Tobacco;    Street Drugs;    Latin America;    Migração Internacional;    Prevalência;    Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas;    Tabaco;    Drogas Ilícitas;    América Latina;    Migración Internacional;    Prevalencia;    Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas;    Tabaco;    Drogas Ilícitas;    América Latina;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692012000300014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

To estimate the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug consumption (through the self-report) in adult Latin-American immigrants of Seville, a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in a representative sample of 190 immigrants. The results showed that 61.4% of the participants had consumed alcohol in previous month before data collection, although 13.2% of them were at risk of alcoholism. Moreover, 30.0% were smokers. In addition, 5.3% of the interviewed people had consumed illicit psychoactive substances in the previous six months (Marihuana: 3.7%, hashish: 1.1% and cocaine: 0.5%). For all substances under analysis, the consumption prevalence was much higher in men from 25 to 39 years of age. In conclusion, prevalence levels of this consumption were high among the studied immigrants. Nurses could train the population in the prevention of these risk behaviors through preventive practices.

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