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School as a "protective factor" against drugs: perceptions of adolescents and teachers

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: This study aims to discover and describe protective factors regarding the use of drugs, according to teachers and students, aged 14 to 15 years, from a Public Secondary School in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. This is a descriptive and exploratory study. Data collection was carried out through semi-structure interview and non-participative observation with ten students and five teachers. Three themes resulted from data analysis: school and school's environment: the school does not provide a healthy environment; use of drugs: perceived by both the students and teachers in the institution itself; prevention programs: there are health promotion and prevention programs available at the school. According to the students' and teachers' perceptions, the school represents a risk factor.

Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692008000700014

Authors: María del Carmen García de Jesús, Maria das Graças Carvalho Ferriani

Institutions: Autonomous University of Queretaro, Universidade de São Paulo

Language: English

Topic: Youth, Drugs, and Violence

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universidade de São Paulo