A gender comparison of legal and illicit drug consumption Descripción del consumo de drogas lícitas e ilícitas por género a través de la metodología de pares
Author
dc.contributor.author
Rodríguez T., Jorge
Author
dc.contributor.author
Hernández A, Enrique
Author
dc.contributor.author
Fernández, Ana María
Admission date
dc.date.accessioned
2019-03-11T12:54:02Z
Available date
dc.date.available
2019-03-11T12:54:02Z
Publication date
dc.date.issued
2007
Cita de ítem
dc.identifier.citation
Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 135, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 449-456
Identifier
dc.identifier.issn
00349887
Identifier
dc.identifier.issn
07176163
Identifier
dc.identifier.uri
https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/164321
Abstract
dc.description.abstract
Background: It is possible that men consume a higher amount of legal and illegal drugs than women. This can be assessed using the peer methodology, that is an adaptation of the privileged access interviewers (PAI) method and allows to identify populations in which there may be a tendency to under state a phenomenon (hidden populations) Aim: To compare the consumption of legal and illegal drugs by gender. Material and methods: Drug consumption was assessed using a peer methodology in university students between 18 and 26 years of age. Results: A random sample of 56 women (mean age 21.6 years) and 86 men (mean age 21.5 years), was studied. Women tended to report a higher proportion of tobacco consumption than men. Both genders had a similar consumption behavior of alcohol, total legal drugs, marihuana, cocaine, ecstasies and total illegal drugs. Among subjects that recognized the consumption of legal drugs, men have a higher proportion of illicit drug use and women have a higher proporti
A gender comparison of legal and illicit drug consumption Descripción del consumo de drogas lícitas e ilícitas por género a través de la metodología de pares