ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA, AND COCAINE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM RIBEIRÃO PRETO - BRAZIL

AUTOR(ES)

Souza, Jacqueline de

FONTE

Texto contexto - enferm.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

18/07/2019

RESUMO

RESUMO Objetivo: determinar a prevalência do uso, abuso e dependência de álcool, maconha e cocaína e identificar a associação entre o uso destas substâncias e o desempenho acadêmico de estudantes de graduação. Método: estudo transversal, com 275 estudantes da graduação de cursos da área da saúde e ciências humanas de uma universidade em Ribeirão Preto, Brasil. Utilizou-se o Questionário para Triagem do Uso de Álcool, Tabaco e outras Substâncias e o autorrelato do estudante sobre seu desempenho considerando uma escala de zero a 10. Para análise utilizou-se o teste Exato de Fisher, o Qui-quadrado de Pearson. Resultados: o padrão de consumo de álcool e cocaína na amostra estudada foi semelhante à média nacional, no entanto a prevalência do uso abusivo de maconha foi superior a tal média. O uso de maconha na vida foi associado à performance acadêmica dos universitários deste estudo. Conclusão: não foi identificado, para a amostra estudada, a mesma associação entre o uso abusivo e dependência de maconha.ABSTRACT Objective: to determine alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use, abuse, and dependence, and to identify the association between the use of these substances and the academic performance of undergraduate students. Method: a cross-sectional study with 275 undergraduate students from health and humanities courses at a university in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The instruments used were the Questionnaire for Screening the Use of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Substances and the student’s self-report on their performance considering a scale from zero to 10. For analysis, Fisher’s Exact Test and Pearson’s Chi-square test were used. Results: the pattern of alcohol and cocaine use in the sample studied was similar to the national average; however the prevalence of marijuana abuse was higher than the average. The use of marijuana was associated with the students’ academic performance in this study. Conclusion: the same association between abuse of and dependence on marijuana was not identified in the sample studied.

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