PERCEPTION  ABOUT INTAKE OF PHYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES BY MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM ICA PROVINCE, PERU 2010

Authors

  • Adán Antonio Pineda-Rodríguez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35563/rmp.v1i2.88

Keywords:

sustancias psicoactivas, consumo, estudiantes de medicina

Abstract

The objective is to determine the perception about intake of psychoactive substances used among medical students in the province of Ica. A descriptive-transversal study was realized , for which a structured survey was applied to a non-probabilistic stratified sample, for all years of study at the Faculty of Medicine of the San Luis Gonzaga de Ica University. For data analysis, descriptive statistics were used SPSS v.17 software and Excel 2007 software. The number of respondents was 195, with an average age of 22 ± 3 years. Perception: Dangerousor Very dangerous, for psychoactive substances intake, was 78.50% for smoking, 83.60%for the use of alcoholic beverages frequently. 80% consider non-dangerous or little dangerous coffee consumption. Conclusions: There is a high perception of danger about intake of psychoactive substances, but a large percentage of these students hade ver use done type of these.

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Published

2025-02-28

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BRIEF COMUNICATION

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PERCEPTION  ABOUT INTAKE OF PHYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES BY MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM ICA PROVINCE, PERU 2010. (2025). Revista Médica Panacea, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.35563/rmp.v1i2.88