Abstract

ELICKER, Eliane et al. Use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by adolescents students from Porto Velho-RO, Brazil. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.3, pp.399-410. ISSN 1679-4974.

OBJECTIVE: to study the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol and drug use and associated factors. METHODS: this was a cross-sectional study with adolescents attending state schools in Porto Velho-RO, Brazil; associations were investigated using multivariate Cox regression. Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated. RESULTS: the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and other drug consumption was 24.0%, 6.4% and 2.3%, respectively; alcohol use was associated with tobacco use (PR 6.68; 95%CI 3.17-14.10; p=0.00), illicit drug use (PR 4.34; 95%CI 1.28-14.76; p=0.01) and parental alcohol consumption (PR 1.52; 95%CI 1.14-2.02; p=0.00); consumption of tobacco by parents and friends and use of other drugs by friends were associated with the consumption of these substances by the students. CONCLUSION: there is an evident need to involve schools and families in actions directed to preventing the use of these substances among adolescents.

Keywords : Alcoholic Beverages; Tobacco; Street Drugs; Adolescents; Cross-Sectional Studies.

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