Drugs and Academic Performance among Health Sciences Students at Two Latin American Universities

Introduction: Drug use among the young population of developing countries has increased in the last decades; educational and health institutions are concerned about this trend, as it can alter learning and memory, and particularly affects university students.Purpose: To describe and compare the rela...

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De San Jorge-Cárdenas, Xóchitl
Beverido-Sustaeta, Paulina
Salas-García, Betzaida
Cruz-Juárez, Alma
Roa-Cubaque, Marcela América
Rubiano-Díaz, Guiomar Haydee
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Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Drogas y rendimiento académico en estudiantes del área de salud de dos universidades latinoamericanas
dc.title.por.fl_str_mv Drogas e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes da área de saúde de duas universidades latino-americanas
title Drugs and Academic Performance among Health Sciences Students at Two Latin American Universities
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title_short Drugs and Academic Performance among Health Sciences Students at Two Latin American Universities
title_full Drugs and Academic Performance among Health Sciences Students at Two Latin American Universities
title_fullStr Drugs and Academic Performance among Health Sciences Students at Two Latin American Universities
title_full_unstemmed Drugs and Academic Performance among Health Sciences Students at Two Latin American Universities
title_sort Drugs and Academic Performance among Health Sciences Students at Two Latin American Universities
dc.creator.fl_str_mv De San Jorge-Cárdenas, Xóchitl
Beverido-Sustaeta, Paulina
Salas-García, Betzaida
Cruz-Juárez, Alma
Roa-Cubaque, Marcela América
Rubiano-Díaz, Guiomar Haydee
dc.contributor.author.none.fl_str_mv De San Jorge-Cárdenas, Xóchitl
Beverido-Sustaeta, Paulina
Salas-García, Betzaida
Cruz-Juárez, Alma
Roa-Cubaque, Marcela América
Rubiano-Díaz, Guiomar Haydee
description Introduction: Drug use among the young population of developing countries has increased in the last decades; educational and health institutions are concerned about this trend, as it can alter learning and memory, and particularly affects university students.Purpose: To describe and compare the relationship between drug use and academic performance among Health Sciences students at two Latin American universities.Method: Non-probability convenience sampling was used and the Drug Use among University Students Questionnaire (CODEU) was applied online. Data analysis was carried out based on descriptive statistics, and the point biserial correlation coefficient and Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test were applied, considering the grade average obtained during the last period studied.Results: At the Universidad Veracruzana it was found that the use of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and inhalable drugs decreases academic performance, while at the Universidad de Boyacá only the use of tranquilizers affected academic performance.Conclusions: It is important to continue conducting similar studies in order to obtain more accurate results and to clarify the relationship between drug use and academic performance. Therefore, it is recommended that variables related to the consequences of drug use be incorporated into indicators such as attendance, homework, and grades.
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spelling De San Jorge-Cárdenas, XóchitlBeverido-Sustaeta, PaulinaSalas-García, BetzaidaCruz-Juárez, AlmaRoa-Cubaque, Marcela AméricaRubiano-Díaz, Guiomar Haydee2017-10-262019-05-14T21:11:50Z2019-05-14T21:11:50Zhttps://revistas.ucc.edu.co/index.php/pe/article/view/198810.16925/pe.v13i22.1988https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/9621Introduction: Drug use among the young population of developing countries has increased in the last decades; educational and health institutions are concerned about this trend, as it can alter learning and memory, and particularly affects university students.Purpose: To describe and compare the relationship between drug use and academic performance among Health Sciences students at two Latin American universities.Method: Non-probability convenience sampling was used and the Drug Use among University Students Questionnaire (CODEU) was applied online. Data analysis was carried out based on descriptive statistics, and the point biserial correlation coefficient and Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test were applied, considering the grade average obtained during the last period studied.Results: At the Universidad Veracruzana it was found that the use of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and inhalable drugs decreases academic performance, while at the Universidad de Boyacá only the use of tranquilizers affected academic performance.Conclusions: It is important to continue conducting similar studies in order to obtain more accurate results and to clarify the relationship between drug use and academic performance. Therefore, it is recommended that variables related to the consequences of drug use be incorporated into indicators such as attendance, homework, and grades.Introducción: el consumo de drogas en la población juvenil de los paí­ses en desarrollo se ha incrementado durante las últimas décadas; las instituciones educativas y de salud están preocupadas por esta ten­dencia, ya que puede alterar el aprendizaje y la memoria, por lo que afecta particularmente a los estudiantes universitarios.Objetivo: des­cribir y comparar la relación entre consumo de drogas y rendimiento académico en estudiantes del área de Ciencias de la Salud de dos uni­versidades latinoamericanas.Metodología: se utilizó un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia y se aplicó en línea el cuestionario Consumo de Drogas en Estudiantes Universitarios (CODEU). El aná­lisis de la información se realizó con base en estadísticas descriptivas y se aplicó el coeficiente de correlación biserial puntual y la prueba no paramétrica de Kruskal-Wallis, tomando en cuenta el promedio de calificaciones obtenido durante el último periodo cursado.Resul­tados: en la Universidad Veracruzana se encontró que el consumo de alcohol, marihuana, cocaína e inhalables disminuye el rendimiento académico, mientras que en la Universidad de Boyacá solo el consu­mo de tranquilizantes afectó el rendimiento académico.Conclusiones: es importante continuar realizando estudios similares, a fin de obte­ner resultados más precisos y esclarecer la relación entre consumo de drogas y rendimiento académico, por lo que se recomienda incor­porar variables relacionadas con las consecuencias del consumo en indicadores como asistencia, entrega de tareas y calificaciones.Introdução: o consumo de drogas na população jovem dos países em desenvolvimento tem aumentado durante as últimas décadas; as instituições de ensino e de saúde estão preocupadas com isso, já que pode alterar a aprendizagem e a memória particularmente dos estudantes universitários.Objetivo: descrever e comparar a relação entre consumo de drogas e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes da área de ciências da saúde de duas universidades latino-americanas.Metodologia: utilizou-se uma amostra não probabilística por conveniência e aplicou-se de forma on-line o questionário Consumo de Drogas em Estudantes Universitários (CODEU). A análise da informação foi realizada com base em estatísticas descritivas e aplicou-se o coeficiente de correlação ponto-bisserial e o teste não paramétrico de Kruskal-Wallis, considerando a média de qualificações obtida durante o último período cursado.Resultados: na Universidad Veracruzana (México), constatou-se que o consumo de álcool, maconha, cocaína e inaláveis diminui o desempenho acadêmico; na Universidad de Boyacá (Colômbia), somente o consumo de tranquilizantes o afetou.Conclusões: é importante continuar realizando estudos semelhantes a fim de obter resultados mais exatos e esclarecer a relação entre consumo de drogas e desempenho acadêmico; portanto, recomenda-se incorporar variáveis relacionadas com as consequências do consumo em indicadores como presença, entrega de tarefas e qualificações.application/pdfspaUniversidad Cooperativa de Colombiahttps://revistas.ucc.edu.co/index.php/pe/article/view/1988/2246https://revistas.ucc.edu.co/index.php/pe/article/view/1988/2595Derechos de autor 2017 Pensando Psicologíainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Pensando Psicología; Vol 13 No 22 (2017); 51-60Pensando Psicología; Vol. 13 Núm. 22 (2017); 51-60Pensando Psicología; v. 13 n. 22 (2017); 51-602382-39841900-3099Drugs and Academic Performance among Health Sciences Students at Two Latin American UniversitiesDrogas y rendimiento académico en estudiantes del área de salud de dos universidades latinoamericanasDrogas e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes da área de saúde de duas universidades latino-americanasArtículohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/redcol/resource_type/ARTinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPublication20.500.12494/9621oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/96212024-07-16 13:29:00.772metadata.onlyhttps://repository.ucc.edu.coRepositorio Institucional Universidad Cooperativa de Colombiabdigital@metabiblioteca.com