Author:
Amell Gloria Lastre-,Mackenzie-Constante Carmen-Isabel,Prada Reyes Sandra,Andueza-Vergara María-Alejandra,Atencia-Meza Heydis Paola,Charris-Padilla Natalya Vanessa-,Tamara-Olaya Norlis-Del amparo
Abstract
Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitudes that nursing students have about psychoactive substances from a private university in Barranquilla 2019 – 2020. Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive study, the sample was 29 underage nursing students, located in the first three semesters, applying a survey type Likert scale. Results: The entire population belonged to the female gender, 86.21% were 16 years old, located mostly in the second semester, 55.17% belonged to strata 1 and 2, the 26.7% said they had knowledge about psychoactive substances, 48% had a positive attitude of not consuming. Conclusion: It will be concluded that students have knowledge about the consumption of psychoactive substances, that there is a generalized rejection of consumption, to which is added a refusal against consumption.
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