Consumption of alcohol and drugs and school absenteeism among high school students of public schools

AUTOR(ES)

Soares, Francisco Rafael Ribeiro

FONTE

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

21/10/2019

RESUMO

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a relação do consumo de álcool e outras drogas com o absenteísmo escolar em estudantes do ensino médio público nos 30 dias anteriores à coleta. Método: Estudo transversal, quantitativo, realizado de maio a setembro de 2017, com 282 adolescentes, estudantes de escolas públicas de ensino médio de Mossoró-RN. Utilizou-se um questionário fechado com questões sobre o uso de drogas. Realizou-se regressão logística binária hierarquizada com o apoio do SPSS 20.0. Resultados: Na análise bivariada, a relação entre o absenteísmo escolar e os padrões de consumo de drogas se mostrou significativa para aqueles com prática de beber pesado episódico de álcool e uso de tabaco, inalantes e maconha. O modelo de regressão ajustado incluiu apenas as variáveis beber pesado episódico de álcool e tabaco. Conclusão: A análise da regressão logística binária hierarquizada se mostrou ajustada para o desfecho do absenteísmo escolar, explicando-o em 12,3% dos casos.ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the relation between the consumption of alcohol and other drugs and school absenteeism in high school students of public schools in the 30 days prior to data collection. Method: Cross-sectional study of quantitative character conducted from May to September 2017, with 282 high school students of public schools of Mossoró-RN. We used a closed questionnaire with questions about drug consumption as our instrument of analysis. We performed hierarchical binary logistic regression by using the SPSS 20.0. Results: In bivariate analysis, the relation between absenteeism and drug consumption patterns proved to be significant to those who engage in heavy episodic drinking of alcohol and in the use of tobacco, inhalants and marijuana. The adjusted regression model only included the variables tobacco and heavy episodic drinking of alcohol. Conclusion: The hierarchical binary logistic regression analysis corroborated with absenteeism outcomes, explaining it in 12.3% of cases.

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