Prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and street drugs consumption in adult Latin American immigrants

Authors

  • José Rafael González-López Universidad de Sevilla; Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología
  • María de los Ángeles Rodríguez-Gázquez Universidad de Antioquia; Facultad de Enfermería
  • María de las Mercedes Lomas-Campos Universidad de Sevilla; Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000300014

Keywords:

Emigration and Immigration, Prevalence, Alcohol Drinking, Tobacco, Street Drugs, Latin America

Abstract

To estimate the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug consumption (through the self-report) in adult Latin-American immigrants of Seville, a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in a representative sample of 190 immigrants. The results showed that 61.4% of the participants had consumed alcohol in previous month before data collection, although 13.2% of them were at risk of alcoholism. Moreover, 30.0% were smokers. In addition, 5.3% of the interviewed people had consumed illicit psychoactive substances in the previous six months (Marihuana: 3.7%, hashish: 1.1% and cocaine: 0.5%). For all substances under analysis, the consumption prevalence was much higher in men from 25 to 39 years of age. In conclusion, prevalence levels of this consumption were high among the studied immigrants. Nurses could train the population in the prevention of these risk behaviors through preventive practices.

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Published

2012-06-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and street drugs consumption in adult Latin American immigrants. (2012). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 20(3), 528-535. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000300014