Drugs use by six to seven-year-old children from an elementary school in Celaya, Guanajuato, México.
This study aimed to identify the use of drugs by six to seven-year-old students from an elementary school in Celaya, Gto., Mexico. It is a cross-sectional exploratory study with non-probabilistic sample. Thirty-nine students, both genders, were interviewed, and the use of drugs was identified, not only among students, but also among people close to them. The whole sample (100%) was 7 years old, 61.5% female, 77% reported their mothers smoked, and 25% she consumed alcohol; 24.3% reported their father smoked, and 48.6% he consumed alcohol; 30.6% of the scholars had already consumed alcohol once (beer), 8.1% had tried cigarettes, but not other drugs.
García Campos
María de Lourdes
Mde L
University of Guanajuato at Celaya, College of Nursing and Obstetrics, Mexico.
Ferriani
Maria das Graças Carvalho
Md
D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*