Perception of harms and benefits associated with marijuana use among adolescents in st kitts-nevis - caribe
Conclusion: most of the students perceive that there is no personal harm associated with smoking marijuana. Students are not sure whether the benefits of using marijuana are greater than the risks. A noticeable proportion of students were unsure of the harms and benefits associated with marijuana use. It is recommended that suitable educational and preventative programmes be implemented in schools.RESUMO Objetivo: esta investiga ção analisou a percepção dos adolescentes sobre os danos e benefícios do uso de maconha e como as mudanças regulatórias podem afetar sua intenção de usar maconha. Método: este estudo ...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Adolescents´ perception of harms, benefits and intention to use marijuana within the context of regulatory changes in belize
Conclusion: the Belizean school-aged adolescents are more than likely to smoke marijuana because of friends ’ influence, low perception of risks and if marijuana is legally available and accessible to them.RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar la percepci ón de los daños y beneficios del uso de la marihuana en adolescentes, para determinar la prevalencia de consumo de marihuana a lo largo de la vida, en el último año y en el último mes; y analizar la relación entre el consumo de marihuana y la percepción de los daños y beneficios de su uso. Métodos: se utilizó un estudio multicéntrico para el método de corte transvers...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Perception of harm and benefits of marijuana and its relationship with the intention of use and consumption in colombian adolescents
Conclusion: this is one of the first studies in Colombia which explores the intention to use (at age 18) in a context of regulatory changes, as well as the attitude of young people towards the legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational use.RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a rela ção entre a percepção de danos e benefícios associados ao consumo de maconha e sua relação com o atual consumo, bem como com a intenção de uso em um contexto de mudanças regulatórias, em jovens entre 15 e 17 anos, estudantes de um colégio público em Bogotá, Colômbia. Método: realizo u-se estudo quantitativo, transversal, ti...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Perception of risks and benefits associated with the use of cannabis among students in brasilia, brazil
Conclusion: Prevention strategies that focus exclusively on the harmful effects of drugs are not effective, and a more realistic approach focused on health promotion is more likely to show positive results. Conclusion: The intention to use cannabis in case of regulatory change showed that the scenario would not change significantly, since the proportion of those who would use it is very similar to the one that has already used the drug.RESUMEN Objetivos: analizar la percepci ón de los daños y beneficios de la marihuana, y la asociación con su uso entre estudiantes de escuelas públicas brasilienses de la escuela secund...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Exploring adolescents’ perception of harms and benefits associated with marijuana use in trinidad and tobago
Conclusion: further research is needed incorporating a larger sample of schools to establish conclusive statements however these findings suggest that school demand reduction strategies should seek to be as comprehensive and tailored as possible when addressing adolescents.RESUMEN Objetivo: explorar la percepci ón de los daños y beneficios del uso de la marihuana y la intención de los adolescentes de usarla en un contexto de cambios regulatorios. Método: encuesta multicéntrica, multicéntrica y transversal. El estudio incluyó dos escuelas secundarias mixtas públicas, de las cuales participaron 268 adolescentes ...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Attitudes towards people with problematic drug use in the city of loja, ecuador
Conclusion: it is vital to continue researching about stigma, social distance and attitudes towards people who use drugs in the Ecuadorian context, its impact on treatment and social integration and the most appropriate information strategies to avoid stigma.RESUMO Objetivo: analisar as atitudes para com as pessoas com usos problem áticos de drogas, na cidade de Loja, Equador. Método: estudo quantitativo, transversal, preliminar, que utiliza metodologia de questionário destinado à colheita de dados sobre as atitudes para com as pessoas com usos problemáticos de drogas, moradores na cidade de Loja, Equador. A amostra...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Peer association and perception of harms and benefits associated marijuana use among jamaican adolescents
Conclusion: there was a significant difference in opinion relating to perception of harms of marijuana use and peer association, which was evidenced with a weak correlation of .29. Also, there was a significant difference in benefits of marijuana use by peer association, with a moderate correlation of .31.RESUMO Objetivo: examinar a rela ção entre associação de pares e percepção de danos e benefícios associados ao consumo de maconha entre adolescentes jamaicanos. Método: o objetivo do estudo é examinar a relação entre a associação de pares e a percepção de danos e benefícios associados ao uso de maconha ...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Perception of damage and benefits associated to the use of marijuana in adolescents, viÑa del mar, chile
Conclusions: The current discussion in the country has focused on the effect that the change in the law would have, by itself, on adolescent consumption, however, it is relevant to direct efforts towards the perceptions of risk and benefits that they have, in order to stop the observed increasing in consumption in the country, in the latest studies.RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a percep ção de danos e benefícios, e sua associação com o uso de maconha em estudantes do ensino médio, bem como a intenção de uso em um contexto de mudanças regulatórias. Método: realizou-se pesquisa quantitativa, exploratória e transver...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Perception of harm and benefits of cannabis use among adolescents from latin america and caribe
Conclusion: statistics revealed that a strong perception of benefits, a low perception of risk, and friends ’ use of cannabis were associated with individual use as well as intention to use within a hypothetical context of regulatory change.RESUMEN Objetivo: investigar la percepci ón de daños y beneficios asociados al uso de marihuana en adolescentes y cómo los cambios regulatorios pueden afectar la intención de uso. Método: estudio multicéntrico, cuantitativo y transversal tipo encuesta. los participantes fueron 2,717 estudiantes entre 15 y 17 años de 10 ciudades de Belice, Brasil. Chile, Colombia, Repúbl...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Perception of harm and benefits of adolescents about the use of marijuana, province of conception, chile
Conclusion: just under half of the students between 15 and 17 years old declare to consume marijuana, an alarming result due to the negative effects of marijuana. Furthermore, they perceive low levels of damage produced by the use of marijuana, and the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes is seen in a favorable position. A comprehensive policy of effective drug prevention at community, family and personal level is imperative.RESUMO Objetivo: identificar a percep ção de danos e benefícios da maconha associada ao uso de maconha entre estudantes do ensino médio com idade entre 15 e 17 anos. Método: desenho quantita...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Investment in qualification for researching and generating scientific evidences related to the drug phenomenon
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Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Drug consumption, knowledge on the consequences of consumption and academic performance among college students in san salvador, el salvador
Conclusion: the use of alcohol, cocaine and marijuana is not related to academic performance, indicating very low positive and negative correlations according to each case.RESUMO Objetivo: determinar a rela ção entre o uso de drogas, o conhecimento das consequências do consumo e o desempenho acadêmico, para o álcool, cocaína e maconha, entre estudantes de graduação em ciências sociais e em saúde de San Salvador, El Salvador. Método: foi utilizado questionário de modelo transversal, com amo stra de conveniência de 250 estudantes universitários. Aplicou-se versão alterada da combinação de dois instrumentos...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
International research training program for health professionals and kindred areas - a history of success
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Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - August 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Attitudes toward persons who abuse drugs in one urban community on the island of new providence, bahamas
Conclusion: attitudes toward persons who abuse drug in the Bahamas varied depending on the type of drug abused.RESUMEN Objetivo: explorar las actitudes frente a las personas que abusan de las drogas (alcohol, marihuana, y coca ína) en una comunidad urbana en la Isla de New Providence en las Bahamas. Método: la metodología de estudio transversal fue utilizada para colectar los datos. El tamaño de la muestra fue de 126 personas. Resultados: las actitudes hacia las personas que abusan de cocaína eran significativame nte más negativas respecto a las actitudes hacia las personas que abusan de la marihuana y el alcoh...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - July 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Urban residents attitudes towards people with drug abuse in five districts of concepcion commune, chile
Conclusion: it is concluded that ambivalent and negative attitudes prevail towards people who abuse of drugs, what constitutes an obstacle to access treatment and social integration. It is necessary to keep investigating about attitudes, social distance and personal contact in order to elaborate strategies that allow to address stigma and discrimination towards those who present drug abuse in ChileRESUMO Objetivo: analisar as atitudes de moradores de um munic ípio urbano de Concepción, Chile, para com as pessoas com abuso de drogas, segundo o tipo de drogas, a experiência pessoal e as variáveis sociodemográficas. M...
Source: Texto e Contexto - Enfermagem - July 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
