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- Title
Prevalence of school violence and use of alcohol and other drugs in adolescents.
- Authors
Aparecida Beserra, Maria; Carlos, Diene Monique; da Cruz Leitão, Maria Neto; Carvalho Ferriani, Maria das Graças
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze the school violence suffered and practiced and its association with the use of alcohol and other drugs in adolescents between 12 and 18 years old. Method: the study sample consisted of 643 adolescents enrolled in six schools, who answered two self-administered questionnaires: "Global School-based Student Health Survey" and "Violence in School". Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test and the degree of association between the variables was analyzed using the prevalence ratio. Results: the prevalence of school violence suffered and practiced was 62.2% and 51.9%, respectively. About 44.6% of the aggressors said they did not want to change their behavior. There was an expressive prevalence of alcohol use (16.5%), tobacco (15.7%) and illicit drugs (6.8%), and drunkenness (12.6%). There was a significant association between the violence suffered and the age group of 12 to 14 years old (p=0.001); (p=0.011) and education level in elementary school (p<0.001). In mothers with less than eight years of studies, the association was significant for the violence practiced (p=0.002). Conclusion: the study contributes to the aspects involved in school violence, which can subsidize actions and policies in this area.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ALCOHOLISM; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; ELEMENTARY schools; FISHER exact test; HEALTH behavior; MIDDLE schools; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-taking behavior; STATISTICAL sampling; SCHOOL violence; STATISTICS; STUDENT health; SUBSTANCE abuse; TEENAGERS' conduct of life; ADOLESCENT health; SAMPLE size (Statistics); SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL models; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2019, Vol 27, p1
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1518-8345.2124.3110