contadores web
Skip to main navigation menu Skip to main content Skip to site footer
##common.pageHeaderLogo.altText##

Scientific and technological research article

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2016)

Prevalence and associated factors to marijuana consumption in students between 18 to 25 years old from a Colombia’s public university

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22267/rus.161803.57
Submitted
December 19, 2016
Published
2016-12-20

Abstract

Introduction: Drug use in general has spread around the world and, therefore, it is considered to be a serious public health problem that concerns health systems, since they are substances that produce addiction and entails cognitive impairment with greater emphasis on memory, learning and loss of internal control. Objective: To determine prevalence and associated factors to marijuana consumption during the last month and once in a lifetime in public university students in Colombia who are between 18 to 25 years old. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was performed in 474 healthy subjects between 18 to 25 years old in Pamplona, Colombia. The associated factors to  marijuana consumption (gender, religious belief, academic semester, social status, age, smoking and alcohol consumption.), were collected by a structured survey. Prevalence for each factor was calculated and associated factors were established through the construction of regression models. Results: At the time of the survey, it was found that 7.1% of students smoked marijuana in the last month and 22% expressed having used it at least once. The regression models show that having the habit of smoking cigarette was associated to marijuana consumption (OR 23.33 CI95% 6.92-78.68). Conclusion: Marijuana use in the study population was high and factors such as the consumption of cigarettes are associated with that of marijuana. These data could be used to provide educational intervention programs.

References

  1. Pesta DH, Angadi SS, Burtscher M, Roberts CK. The effects of caffeine, nicotine, ethanol, and tetrahydrocannabinol on exercise performance. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2013;10(1):71-85.
  2. Acero-Gonzalez A, Escobar-Cordoba C, Castellanos-Castaneda G. Factores de riesgo para violencia y homicidio juvenil. Rev colomb psiquiatr. 2007;23(1): 78-97.
  3. Torres G, Fiestas F. Efectos de la marihuana en la cognición: una revisión desde la perspectiva neurobiológica. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Pública. 2012; 29(1):127-34.
  4. Quimbayo-Díaz J, Olivella-Fernández M. Consumo de marihuana en estudiantes de una universidad colombiana. Rev. salud pública. 2013;15(1):32-43.
  5. Vélez-García A, Ostrosky-Solís F, Borja-Jiménez K.
  6. Efectos del consumo de marihuana sobre la toma de decisión. Revista Mexicana de Psicología. 2010;27(2):309-315.
  7. Kohn L, Kittel F, Piette D. Peer, family integration and other determinants of cannabis use among teenagers. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2004;16(4):359-70.
  8. Kalant H. Adverse effects of cannabis on health: an update of the literature since 1996. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2004;28(5): 849-63.
  9. Moore T, Zammit S, Lingford-Hughes A, Barnes T, Jones P, Burke M, et al. Cannabis use and risk of psychotic or affective mental health outcomes: a systematic review. Lancet. 2007;370(9584):319-28.
  10. Potvin S, Amar M. Review: Cannabis use increases the risk of psychotic outcomes. Evid Based Ment Health. 2008;11(1):28.
  11. Matalí-Costa J, Pardo-Gallego M, Trenchs-Sainz de la Maza V, Serrano-Troncoso E, Gabaldon Fraile S, Luaces Cubells C. Consumo de drogas en adolescentes. Dilema ético en el abordaje diagnóstico-terapéutico. Anales de Pediatría. 2009;70(4):386-90.
  12. Medina-Matallana L, Cunningham J, Strike C, Brands B, Wright M. Normas percibidas por los estudiantes universitarios acerca de sus pares y el uso de drogas en Bogotá, Colombia. Rev Latino-am Enfermagem. 2009; 17(Esp):893-9.
  13. Comunidad Andina. Estudio epidemiológico andino sobre consumo de drogas sintéticas en la población universitaria. Informe Corporativo: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. [Online]. Perú; 2010 [cited 2015 Mayo 1. Disponible en: http://www.comunidadandina.org/public
  14. /Estudio_drogas.pdf.
  15. Cogollo-Milanés Z, Arrieta-Vergara K, Blanco-Bayuelo S, Ramos-Martínez L, Zapata K, Rodríguez-Berrio Y. Factores psicosociales asociados al consumo de sustancias en estudiantes de una universidad pública. Rev. salud pública. 2011;13(3):470-9.
  16. Dirección de Bienestar Universitario Universidad de Antioquia. Universidad de Antioquia. [Online].; 2013 [cited 2015 Abril 25. Disponible en: http://www.udea.edu.co/portal/page/portal/BibliotecaProgramas/bienestarUniversitario/diseno/documentos/Informe%20PRADICAN%20Universidad%20de%20Antioquia.pdf
  17. Martínez-Torres J, Perez-Buelvas J, Buchelli L, Manrique L, Cruz R, Rojas Z, et al. Prevalencia y factores de riesgo del consumo de cigarrillo para estudiantes universitarios entre 18 a 25 años, durante el primer semestre académico del año 2013. Medunab. 2013; 16(1):13-18.
  18. Sanchez Z, Opaleye E, Martins S, Ahluwalia J, Noto A. Adolescent gender differences in the determinants of tobacco smoking: a cross sectional survey among high school students in São Paulo. BMC Public Health. 2010; 10(12):748-57.
  19. Betancour A, Zambrano R. Prevalencia del consumo de tabaco en una muestra de adolescentes escolarizados del municipio de Ebéjico, departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. Liber. 2014;20(1):131-9.
  20. Vega A, Aramendi P. La mediación educativa de los programas de cualificación profesional inicial: a propósito de las drogas. Educación XXI. 2011;14(2): 213-36.
  21. García O, Suárez R, Santonja F, Secades R, Sánchez E. Psychosocial risk factors for adolescent smoking: A school-based study. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. 2011;11(1):23-33.
  22. Iglesias V, Cavada G, Silva C, Cáceres D. Consumo precoz de tabaco y alcohol como factores modifi cadores del riesgo de uso de marihuana. Rev Saúde Pública. 2007; 41(4):517-22.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.