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0754/2013 - Prevalência do uso de inalantes e fatores associados em adolescentes de Belo Horizonte, Brasil
Prevalence of Inhalant Use and Associated Factors among Adolescents in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Author:

• Fernando Silva Oliveira - Oliveira, F.S. - Belo Horizonte, MG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <nando.sol@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Kelly Oliva Jorge - Jorge, K.O. - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <kellyoliva@ig.com.br>
• Efigenia Ferreira e Ferreira - Ferreira, E.F - Belo Horizonte,, MG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <efigeniaf@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0665-211X
• Míriam Pimenta Parreira do Vale - Vale, M.P. - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <mppvale@hotmail.com>
• Ichiro Kawachi - Kawachi, I. - Harvard School of Public Health - <ikawachi@hsph.harvard.edu>
• Patrícia Maria Pereira de Araújo Zarzar - Zarzar, P.M. - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - <patyzarzar@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of inhalant use among adolescents and associations with marijuana use, alcohol consumption, socioeconomic status and gender. A cross-sectional study was performed with a representative sample of 891 adolescents from public and private schools in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Data were collected using two self-administered questionnaires: the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT C). Socioeconomic status was evaluated using the Social Vulnerability Index, mother’s education level and type of school (public or private). The data were submitted to the chi-square test (p < 0.05) and logistic regression analysis. The prevalence of inhalant use was 7.9%. No significant association was found between the use of inhalants and socioeconomic status in the logistic regression analysis. Inhalant use among adolescents was associated with marijuana use (OR: 4.61; 95% CI: 2.27 – 9.36) and with binge drinking (OR: 5.02; 95% CI: 2.57 – 9.81).

Keywords:

Inhalants Adolescents Binge drinking Ilicit drugs Socioeconomic factors Epidemiology

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Oliveira, F.S., Jorge, K.O., Ferreira, E.F, Vale, M.P., Kawachi, I., Zarzar, P.M.. Prevalência do uso de inalantes e fatores associados em adolescentes de Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2013/Sep). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/prevalecircncia-do-uso-de-inalantes-e-fatores-associados-em-adolescentes-de-belo-horizonte-brasil/14306?id=14306&id=14306



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