Prevalence of the Abusive Drugs Uses and Knowledge About AIDS Among Health Area Students of Federal the University of Alagoas, Maceio/AL, Brazil

摘要

We sought to promote the cross-sectional survey to determines the epidemiological profile of health area students of the Federal University of Alagoas, it goes collecting it dates of drugs it uses and knowledge about AIDS. We verify that 86(percent) have good economical level, but only 11,6(percent) have the employment. 42,3(percent) used illicit drugs in the life, live it goes men [OR = 2,69 (1,49-4,87)]; the men also made larger uses of solvents and marijuana. The lives used illegal drugs it plows solvents (28,3(percent)), benzodiazepinics (15,7(percent)), marijuana (8,9(percent)) and anorectics (5,1(percent)). First contact with drugs happens before 18 years old, first goes alcohol and tobacco; the own relatives (23,5(percent)) and friends (41,5(percent)) have induced to the initial uses of the alcohol; 57,4(percent) of the ones that drink were already intoxicated, with risk of 5,94 (2,73-13,25) it goes men; 20,2(percent) already affirmed to have driven under effect of the substance. About sex, the men have larger sexual exhibition than the women in the same period; only 70,1(percent) recognize simultaneously vaginal the, oral and anal practices the of risk to contract HIV. Ignorance gaps exist on adds infection forms it goes HIV told by the students. 84,4(percent) refer to take great measures the good ones to avoid the HIV, but 2,8(percent) affirm not to take any prevention. Up to 23,3(percent) trust only fixed partner the single method to avoid HIV. The uses of illicit drugs doesn't influence in the smallest it uses of the preservative it goes the subjects (p> 0,05).