Balthazar EB, Gaino LV, Almeida LYD, Oliveira JLD, Souza JD. Risk factors for substance use: perception of student leaders.
Rev Bras Enferm 2018;
71:2116-2122. [PMID:
30365773 DOI:
10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0587]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
to analyze the perceptions of student leaders of the undergraduate course in Nursing about the motivations and/or risk factors for substance use in the university environment.
METHOD
qualitative, transversal, descriptive study developed in a university campus in the state of São Paulo. Thirty members of associations affiliated with the course in Nursing participated. A questionnaire and a semi-structured interview were used, and the information was subjected to content analysis.
RESULTS
the influence of the social environment was the central element in the results. The circumstances of the context, some conditions that favor the use of substances and the students' expectations regarding their use were perceived as risk factors, among which the influence of friends (96%), curiosity and search for fun (93%) stood out.
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
alternatives in the university context, in conjunction with student leaders, aimed at reducing the exposure to physical and psychological suffering, constitute important resources to prevent substance abuse.
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