0094/2025 - PREVALÊNCIA DO USO DE MACONHA E FATORES ASSOCIADOS ENTRE ESTUDANTES DE UMA UNIVERSIDADE DO LESTE DE MINAS GERAIS PREVALENCE OF MARIJUANA USE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY IN THE EAST OF MINAS GERAIS
Objetivo: Investigar a prevalência do uso de maconha e fatores associados entre estudantes de uma universidade do leste de Minas Gerais. Metodologia: Foi realizado um estudo transversal com estudantes universitários de seis cursos da área da saúde. Os participantes preencheram dois questionários, o primeiro com questões sociodemográficas e o segundo com questões para triagem do envolvimento com tabaco, álcool e outras drogas. A associação entre as variáveis foi analisada por modelo de regressão logística. Resultados: A prevalência do uso de maconha na vida foi 19,62%. Estudantes de raça/cor não branca tiveram menos chance de usar maconha (OR: 0,61; IC 95%: 0,37-0,99). Já estudantes que moravam em república, com amigos ou sozinhos(as) (OR: 2,65; IC 95%: 1,47-4,79), tinham uma relação ruim com o pai ou não tinham relação (OR: 2,25; IC 95%: 1,28-3,95) e aqueles que não possuíam uma religião (OR: 6,38; IC 95%: 3,38-12,06) tiveram maior chance de usar maconha. Conclusão: O uso de maconha entre os estudantes esteve associado às variáveis explicativas: raça/cor, forma de moradia, relação com o pai e religião. Esses resultados contribuem para indicar um grupo prioritário para definição de ações de prevenção da saúde e de danos.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of marijuana use and associated factors among students at a university in eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with university students from six health courses. The participants completed two questionnaires: the first included sociodemographic questions, and the second contained questions to screen for consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. The association between the variables was analyzed using a logistic regression model. Results: The lifetime prevalence of marijuana use was 19.62%. Students of non-white race/color were less likely to use marijuana (OR: 0.61; 95%CI: 0.37-0.99). Students who lived in a dormitory, with friends, or alone (OR: 2.65; 95%CI: 1.47-4.79), had a bad relationship with their father, or had no relationship (OR: 2.25; 95%CI: 1.28-3.95), and those who did not have a religion (OR: 6.38; 95%CI: 3.38-12.06) were more likely to use marijuana. Conclusion: Marijuana use among students was associated with the following explanatory variables: race/color, form of residence, relationship with father, and religion. These results contribute to indicating a priority group for defining health and damage prevention actions.
PREVALENCE OF MARIJUANA USE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY IN THE EAST OF MINAS GERAIS
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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of marijuana use and associated factors among students at a university in eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with university students from six health courses. The participants completed two questionnaires: the first included sociodemographic questions, and the second contained questions to screen for consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. The association between the variables was analyzed using a logistic regression model. Results: The lifetime prevalence of marijuana use was 19.62%. Students of non-white race/color were less likely to use marijuana (OR: 0.61; 95%CI: 0.37-0.99). Students who lived in a dormitory, with friends, or alone (OR: 2.65; 95%CI: 1.47-4.79), had a bad relationship with their father, or had no relationship (OR: 2.25; 95%CI: 1.28-3.95), and those who did not have a religion (OR: 6.38; 95%CI: 3.38-12.06) were more likely to use marijuana. Conclusion: Marijuana use among students was associated with the following explanatory variables: race/color, form of residence, relationship with father, and religion. These results contribute to indicating a priority group for defining health and damage prevention actions.
Campos, JJL, Fullone, AFI, Freitas, ED, Nunes, LC, Vaz, CT. PREVALÊNCIA DO USO DE MACONHA E FATORES ASSOCIADOS ENTRE ESTUDANTES DE UMA UNIVERSIDADE DO LESTE DE MINAS GERAIS. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/abr). [Citado em 15/08/2026].
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