Knowledge on drugs phenomenon by students and faculty from the Medical School at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia

Authors

  • Maria del Pilar Navia-Bueno Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
  • Jacqueline Farah-Bravo IINSAD
  • Nina Yaksic-Feraudy IINSAD
  • Patrícia Philco-Lima IINSAD
  • Angela Maria Magosso Takayanagui Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Centro Colaborador de la OMS para el Desarrollo de la Investigación en Enfermería

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000700009

Keywords:

Students, Medical, Faculty, Shools

Abstract

The goal of this study was to identify the degree of knowledge of students and health educators on licit and illicit drugs, related to the type, classification, action, mechanisms damages, consequences and adverse effects, besides use and consumption. A cross-sectional methodological design was used, with a sample of 172 students, professors and residents in medicine and nursing at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), Bolivia. The results reveal weak knowledge on the classification of psychotropic substances according to structure, chemical property and effects for health, highlighting significant difference with knowledge on licit and illicit drugs use, with high percentages. In conclusion, there is lack of knowledge in all groups studied on licit and illicit drugs regarding the consequences and adverse effects. This confirms the need to improve teaching on this content in health schools.

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Published

2011-06-01

Issue

Vol. 19 (2011): Número Especial

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Navia-Bueno, M. del P., Farah-Bravo, J., Yaksic-Feraudy, N., Philco-Lima, P., & Takayanagui, A. M. M. (2011). Knowledge on drugs phenomenon by students and faculty from the Medical School at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia . Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(spe), 722-729. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000700009