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- Title
USE OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH AREA.
- Authors
Azevedo de Sousa, Francisco Matheus; Dantas de Sousa, Larissa Maria; Mazza Nunes Aragão, Joyce; Nazaré Oliveira, Eliany; de Almeida, Paulo César; Mazza Nunes Bezerra, Soleane; Osawa Vasconcelos, Maristela Inês
- Abstract
Objective: to verify the most prevalent psychoactive substances used among undergraduate students in the health area and their interference in academic performance. Methods: a total of 115 Nursing and Physical Education students from a public university in inland Ceará, Brazil, answered the Drug Use Screening Inventory questionnaire in 2021. To analyze the results, Pearson's chi-square and likelihood ratio statistical tests were used. Results: a total of 65 (56%) students used analgesics, 54 (47%) drank alcohol and 14 (12.2%) smoked marijuana. There was no statistical association between use of psychoactive substances and academic performance. However, among those who used analgesics or alcohol, more than 1/3 analyzed their performance as poor/terrible or fair, and half of those who smoked marijuana analyzed it in the same way. Conclusion: the study contributed to understanding the psychoactive substances prevalent in the university context and associated aspects, emphasizing the need for interventions.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RESEARCH; STATISTICS; PSYCHIATRIC drugs; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; HEALTH facilities; CANNABIS (Genus); RESEARCH methodology; CROSS-sectional method; QUANTITATIVE research; ACADEMIC achievement; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); QUESTIONNAIRES; CHI-squared test; ALCOHOL drinking; DATA analysis software; TOBACCO
- Publication
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2023, Vol 28, p1
- ISSN
1414-8536
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/ce.v28i0.91379