Citation

Sánchez FM, Ferriani MD. Rev. Lat. Am. Enfermagem 2004; 12(Spec No): 352-358.

Vernacular Title

Percepción de padres y profesores de los factores de riesgo para el uso de drogas lícitas e ilicitas en los escolares.

Affiliation

Escuela de Enfermería de Ribeirão Preto, Universidad de São Paulo.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo)

DOI

/S0104-11692004000300009

PMID

15303188

Abstract

This work had the opportunity to know and analyze the parents and teachers' perception about the risky factors that influence in scholars for the legal and illegal consumption of drugs. The methodology focused is the qualitative one, of the descriptive explanatory type with the modality of case study. The sample consisted on 8 parents and 8 teachers from the 5th, 6th and 7th basic grades of the Fiscal Primary School, "Carmen Navarro Wither" from Guayaquil, Ecuador. To obtain the data, it was used the "focused group technique" and the observation participation. Also, the thematic containing analysis was done. During the develop of the focused group, it was showed by the parents and teachers a lot of interest and preoccupation about the topic and they perceived it as risky factors the following: The economic situation that commonly force the parents' emigration, the influence of the surroundings and the ignorance of parents and teachers about the drugs topic. Besides, they really would like to know and learn more the drugs' consumption prevention to raise, in this way, the children's rejection about it.

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