ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Objective: to explore the attitudes toward persons who abuse drugs (alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine) in one urban community on the Island of New Providence, in the Bahamas. Method: a cross-sectional survey was utilized to get the data. The sample size was 126 respondents. Results: attitudes toward persons who abuse cocaine were significantly more negative compared to attitudes toward persons who abuse marijuana and alcohol. Age and level of educational attainment were associated with more negative attitudes toward persons who abuse cocaine. Personal use of marijuana and knowing someone who abused the substance were correlated with more positive attitudes toward persons who abuse marijuana. Conclusion: attitudes toward persons who abuse drug in the Bahamas varied depending on the type of drug abused. |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMASAttitudesDrug abuseSubstance use disordersSocial distanceSocial stigmaABSTRACT Objective: to explore the attitudes toward persons who abuse drugs (alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine) in one urban community on the Island of New Providence, in the Bahamas. Method: a cross-sectional survey was utilized to get the data. The sample size was 126 respondents. Results: attitudes toward persons who abuse cocaine were significantly more negative compared to attitudes toward persons who abuse marijuana and alcohol. Age and level of educational attainment were associated with more negative attitudes toward persons who abuse cocaine. Personal use of marijuana and knowing someone who abused the substance were correlated with more positive attitudes toward persons who abuse marijuana. Conclusion: attitudes toward persons who abuse drug in the Bahamas varied depending on the type of drug abused.Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem2019-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072019000600309Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem v.28 n.spe 2019reponame:Texto & contexto enfermagem (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSC10.1590/1980-265x-tce-cicad-7-13info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBasden,RochelleKhenti,Akwatueng2019-07-18T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0104-07072019000600309Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/tcePUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phptextoecontexto@nfr.ufsc.br1980-265X0104-0707opendoar:2019-07-18T00:00Texto & contexto enfermagem (Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS Basden,Rochelle Attitudes Drug abuse Substance use disorders Social distance Social stigma |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS |
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ATTITUDES TOWARD PERSONS WHO ABUSE DRUGS IN ONE URBAN COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS |
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Basden,Rochelle |
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Basden,Rochelle Khenti,Akwatu |
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Khenti,Akwatu |
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Basden,Rochelle Khenti,Akwatu |
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Attitudes Drug abuse Substance use disorders Social distance Social stigma |
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Attitudes Drug abuse Substance use disorders Social distance Social stigma |
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ABSTRACT Objective: to explore the attitudes toward persons who abuse drugs (alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine) in one urban community on the Island of New Providence, in the Bahamas. Method: a cross-sectional survey was utilized to get the data. The sample size was 126 respondents. Results: attitudes toward persons who abuse cocaine were significantly more negative compared to attitudes toward persons who abuse marijuana and alcohol. Age and level of educational attainment were associated with more negative attitudes toward persons who abuse cocaine. Personal use of marijuana and knowing someone who abused the substance were correlated with more positive attitudes toward persons who abuse marijuana. Conclusion: attitudes toward persons who abuse drug in the Bahamas varied depending on the type of drug abused. |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem |
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