Relations between family context and substance abuse in high school adolescents

Authors

  • Jairo Jose Garcia Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Centro Colaborador da OMS
  • Sandra Cristina Pillon Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Centro Colaborador da OMS
  • Manoel Antônio dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000700013

Keywords:

Adolescent, Substance-Related Disorders, Street Drugs, Public Health, Health Promotion

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the family context characteristics of high school adolescents and their relation to psychoactive substance abuse. It is a cross-sectional and descriptive study, with a population of 657 secondary-school students in the city of Leon, Nicaragua, which corresponded to 31% of the research context. Data was collected through an anonymous questionnaire. Results show that 56% of the adolescents were living with both parents and 32% only with the mother, 86% declared a good relationship with the mother, but 24% did not show confidence in the mother figure. Regarding psychoactive substance use within the family context, 52% of the adolescents' family presented previous use events and, in 42% of cases, the father was the user. Results offer important contributions to design public healthcare policies and to outline prevention strategies for use among adolescents.

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Published

2011-06-01

Issue

Vol. 19 (2011): Número Especial

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Relations between family context and substance abuse in high school adolescents . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(spe), 753-761. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000700013