title: [Drug consumption and occupational violence in working women, a multicenter study: Mexico, Peru, Brazil].
abstract: The purposes of the study were: 1) Determine the proportion of working women who consume drugs; 2) identify some occupational and personal risk factors that can predict drugs consumption; 3) identify the presence of occupational violence and its relation with drugs consumption; 4) identify differences and similarities in drugs consumption and occupational violence among women from three communities in Mexico (Monterrey), Peru (Lima) and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). A multicenter, descriptive, correlational and comparative study was carried out, with a sample of 903 women. The results show that 11% of the participants in Mexico consume alcohol, 53% in Peru and 45% in Brazil. The consumption of illicit drugs corresponded to 5% in Mexico and 6% in Peru. The presence of occupational violence was found in 16% of the Mexican participants, 24% of the Peruvians and 39% of the Brazilians.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. maalonso@ccr.dsi.uanl.mx
authors.forename: Maria Magdalena
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alonso Castillo
authors.forename: Flor Yesenia
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Musayon Oblitas
authors.forename: Helena Maria Scherlowski Leal
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Marco Vinicio
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Gómez Meza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017132:Workplace