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Comportamiento del consumo de drogas en adolescentes de noveno grado / Drug Use Behavior among Adolescents in Ninth School Year
Díaz-García, Alemis Isabel; Facultad de Química; Hernández Váldez, Silvia; Molina Domínguez, Millicen Ismenia; Díaz-García, Alicia M.
Affiliation
  • Díaz-García, Alemis Isabel; Facultad de Química. Universidad de La Habana. La Habana. Cuba
  • Facultad de Química; Universidad de La Habana. Urquiza Cruz, Nelba. La Habana. Cuba
  • Hernández Váldez, Silvia; Facultad de Química. Universidad de La Habana. La Habana. Cuba
  • Molina Domínguez, Millicen Ismenia; Facultad de Química. Universidad de La Habana. La Habana. Cuba
  • Díaz-García, Alicia M; Facultad de Química. Universidad de La Habana. La Habana. Cuba
Rev. cuba. med. gen. integr ; 30(3): 310-316, jul.-set. 2014. tab
Article in Spanish | CUMED | ID: cum-66740
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RESUMEN

Introducción:

a nivel mundial, el consumo de alcohol y tabaco comienza desde edades muy tempranas. Cuba no queda aislada de este fenómeno.

Objetivo:

caracterizar el consumo de drogas en adolescentes de noveno grado de la Secundaria Básica “28 de septiembre”, de la Comunidad de Párraga.

Métodos:

se realizó un estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal. La muestra estuvo constituida por 116 adolescentes de dicha secundaria.

Resultados:

de los adolescentes encuestados, 45 consumían alcohol. De ellos, siete también eran consumidores de tabaco. Se detectó que la edad de inicio de consumo tanto de tabaco como de alcohol, era de 14 años. El consumo de alcohol lo realizaban fundamentalmente en actividades recreativas. Se observó que el 71,5 por ciento de los adolescentes reconoce al alcohol y al tabaco como droga.

Conclusiones:

la edad de inicio de consumo tanto de tabaco como de alcohol resultó ser de 14 años, con mayor tendencia al consumo en las adolescentes del sexo femenino(AU)
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

in many countries, the consumption of alcohol and tobacco starts from early age. Cuba is not isolated from this phenomenon.

Objective:

tocharacterize the consumption of drugs in the “28 de Septiembre“ school of Arroyo Naranjo Municipality in Havana City.

Methods:

a transversal descriptive study in the 9th of “28 de Septiembre“ school of Arroyo Naranjo Municipality in Havana City was made. 116 adolescents (58.6 %) were surveyed in order to know their behavior in relation with drugs dependence.

Results:

45 adolescents declared to drink alcohol and seven of them also smoke. All adolescents that consume alcohol and tobacco had begun at 14 years old. Parties were the principal place in which they drank alcohol and smoke cigarettes. On the other hand, only 71.5 percent of them recognize the alcohol and tobacco as drugs.

Conclusions:

the beginning of consumption of tobacco and alcohol were 14 years old. The feminine adolescent has more tendencies to consume in this age
Subject(s)

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Cuba Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / SDG3 -Target 3.5 Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances Health problem: Target 3.5: Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances / Alcohol Database: CUMED Main subject: Alcohol Drinking / Demography / Substance-Related Disorders / Tobacco Use Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Aspects: Social determinants of health Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. med. gen. integr Year: 2014 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Facultad de Química/Cuba / Universidad de La Habana/Cuba
Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Cuba Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / SDG3 -Target 3.5 Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances Health problem: Target 3.5: Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances / Alcohol Database: CUMED Main subject: Alcohol Drinking / Demography / Substance-Related Disorders / Tobacco Use Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Aspects: Social determinants of health Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. cuba. med. gen. integr Year: 2014 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Facultad de Química/Cuba / Universidad de La Habana/Cuba
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