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Alegre, K., Tenorio, C. (2022). Asociación entre consumo de drogas legales e ilegales y portación de armas en adolescentes peruanos. Un análisis secundario de la cohorte menor de la base de datos “Niños del Milenio”, Perú 2016 [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659139
Alegre, K., Tenorio, C. Asociación entre consumo de drogas legales e ilegales y portación de armas en adolescentes peruanos. Un análisis secundario de la cohorte menor de la base de datos “Niños del Milenio”, Perú 2016 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/659139
@misc{renati/398658,
title = "Asociación entre consumo de drogas legales e ilegales y portación de armas en adolescentes peruanos. Un análisis secundario de la cohorte menor de la base de datos “Niños del Milenio”, Perú 2016",
author = "Tenorio Peralta, Carlos César",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2022"
}
Objective: To determine the association between legal and illegal drugs consumption and weapon carrying in Peruvian adolescents. Materials and methods: Secondary analysis of the Young Lives study, in which round five from the younger cohort for Peru was used, 1782 participants were included. The outcome was measured with the question “During the last 30 days, on how many days did you carry a weapon such as a knife, to be able to protect yourself?”. The independent variables were assessed with standardized questions. Poisson regression using clusters was used to calculate Prevalence Ratios (PR) with 95% CI. Results: The prevalence of weapon carrying was 5.21%. Tobacco consumption had a prevalence of 18.51%, while alcohol consumption prevalence was 33.52%. Inhalant (4.79%), marijuana (4.07%) and cocaine use (1.34%) were determined to be the illegal drugs with the highest prevalence. A significant association was found between legal and illegal drugs consumption and weapon carrying in Peruvian adolescents with a p<0.001. Conclusions: Weapon carrying is associated with the use of different legal and illegal drugs. We suggest longitudinal designs that can answer our research question. Also, they should consider other variables such as access to the illegal arms market, a history of psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety, among others.
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