Consumption of psychoactive substances and risk factors in women residing in Manta

Investigation article

Authors

  • Génesis Dayana Cárdenas-Delgado Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Facultad de Psicología. Manta – Ecuador.
  • Mauro Julio Mera-Posligua Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Facultad de Psicología. Manta – Ecuador.

Keywords:

psychoactive substances, level of intervention, risk factors, women, Uleam

Abstract

This research was based on describing the consumption of psychoactive substances and the risk factors in women between 18 and 30 years old, students of the Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí (Uleam) belonging to the city of Manta, working with a critical approach purposeful and at the same time with a quantitative character, for which information was sought that was subjected to a numerical analysis; The population consisted of 247 women between 18 and 32 years of age, students of Uleam, for their part, for data collection, the alcohol, tobacco and substance use detection test (ASSIST) was applied. The results were obtained that within this population the age of highest consumption is from 19 years onwards, and that the risk factors with the most influence in said population are low assertiveness, low self-esteem, lack of conformity with the social norms and the little knowledge they have regarding the consumption of psychoactive substances, in this way it was possible to formulate strategies for the prevention of psychoactive substances in female students of the Uleam in the city of Manta.

Keywords: psychoactive substances, level of intervention, risk factors, women, Uleam.

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Published

2018-07-09

How to Cite

Cárdenas-Delgado, G. D., & Mera-Posligua, M. J. (2018). Consumption of psychoactive substances and risk factors in women residing in Manta: Investigation article. Revista Científica Y Arbitrada De Psicología NUNA YACHAY - ISSN: 2697-3588., 1(2), 2–13. Retrieved from https://publicacionescd.uleam.edu.ec/index.php/nuna-yachay/article/view/110