El aporte científico del proyecto SE/CICAD/SSM/OEA con las escuelas de enfermería en América Latina

Abstract

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar el aporte del Proyecto de la Secretaría Ejecutiva/Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas/Secretaría de Seguridad Multidimensional/Organización de los Estados Americanos con las Escuelas de Enfermería a través del análisis de la evidencia científica generada en América Latina. El estudio es del tipo exploratorio. Se analizaron 263 estudios realizados por docentes participantes del proyecto, publicados en revistas científicas, las tesis, y las disertaciones. Se rastreó la producción en bases de datos bibliográficas. Los resultados indicaran que los estudios publicados fueron en Brasil (31,18%), 21,67% en México y 9,89% en Perú. La Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México, e la Escuela de Enfermería de Ribeirão Preto, Brasil y la Facultad de Enfermería de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Perú, tuvieron la mayor producción científica en drogas. 191 estudios tuvieron diseños cuantitativos, 62 cualitativos y 10 cuali-cuantitativos. Los datos indicaran que el Proyecto tuve un papel importante en el desarrollo de las evidencias científicas en drogas producidos por las escuelas de enfermería en América Latina.

ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY OF WOODBROOK IN PORT OF SPAIN -TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

“…It is important to note that over the year's drug use 7/11 has been a social problem with serious and even fatal consequences. 9,[11][12]16 A similar comparative analysis as it relates to individuals who knew someone that abused alcohol revealed the following: Males emerged in the ascendancy only for the 18-29 year olds at 33.9% versus females at 27.7%. In the other age ranges the following was the case; males at 32.2% which was 6.1% less than females which was reported at 38.3%.…”

“…The said trend applied to the 50-65 years olds where females were better known as abusers but only just a bit more than males; the data were as follows: females at 34% versus males at 33.9%. [10][11][12][13][14][15] It is safe to say based on the results obtained from this sample of respondents that alcohol use and abuse were not gender specific and also no one gender was outstandingly dominant whether as a user or abuser. This finding arising from the surveyed sample is perhaps indicative of the broad spread of alcohol use and abuse among persons of different ages and genders in Trinidad and Tobago [10][11][12][13][14][15] The commonness of substance use tends to be overestimated, individuals with alcohol or substance use disorders are branded as "alcoholics" or "addicts".…”

“…6,8 Research is therefore critically important to inform drug policies and other measures in Trinidad and Tobago. Some studies have investigated the factors associated with substance abuse, cannabis and suicidal behavior, alcohol consumption patterns, cocaine use and sex, youth at risk, drug risk and HIV, others have looked at the early initiation of use , [9][10][11][12] but to date no research has focused specifically on attitudes toward persons who abuse drugs. The social and fatal consequences of drug use cannot be ignored.…”

“…The social and fatal consequences of drug use cannot be ignored. [9][10][11][12] Stigmatization of users of substances and those less exposed are normally high. [12][13][14] This study will present insights on the situation in the surveyed sample as it relates to attitudes towards persons who abuse alcohol by age and gender and would constitute a platform upon which further research can be conducted by researchers in the drug field.…”