Use of alcohol, tobacco and non-prescription drugs among Jamaican high school students
West Indian med. j
;
46(4): 111-114, Dec. 1997.
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ABSTRACT
The prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and non-prescription drug use was investigated among 2,417 Jamaican high school students (1,063 boys, 1,354 girls). 1,317 were grade 10 (form four or 16 years old) and 1,100 were grade 11 (form five or 17 years old); 1,072 and 1,345 were from rural and urban schools, respectively; and 1,126 and 1,291 were children of professionals and non-professionals, respectively. The prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use was 50.2and 16.6, respectively; and there was a high level of non-prescription drug use paracetamol (85.7), aspirin (76.7), multivitamins (41.9) and bismuth (29.9). Drug use among males, urban students, and children of professionals was higher than among females, rural students and children of non-professionals.
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Asunto principal:
Tabaquismo
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
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Alcoholismo
Tipo de estudio:
Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Femenino
/
Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Caribe Inglés
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Jamaica
Institución/País de afiliación:
University of the West Indies/JM
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