Horta Rogério Lessa, Horta Bernardo Lessa, Pinheiro Ricardo Tavares, Morales Blanca, Strey Marlene Neves
Prontamente Clinica da Familia, Rua Domingos Rubbo 348, Porto Alegre, RS 91040-000, Brazil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2007 Apr;23(4):775-83. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2007000400005.
This study assesses the relationship between gender and use of psychoactive substances (alcohol, nicotine, and illicit drugs) by teenagers. In 2002, a cross-sectional study was carried out in the urban area of Pelotas, southern Brazil. Multi-stage sampling was used to obtain a sample of adolescents, 15 to 18 years of age. Subjects were interviewed using a self-applied confidential questionnaire. Smoking was more prevalent among girls, while alcohol consumption in the previous month was more common among boys. Meanwhile, the proportion of adolescents that reported drug use in the previous month was unrelated to gender. Higher cigarette consumption by girls suggests an increase in smoking by women in the future, which highlights the need for a special focus on this area.
本研究评估了青少年的性别与使用精神活性物质（酒精、尼古丁和非法药物）之间的关系。2002年，在巴西南部佩洛塔斯市区开展了一项横断面研究。采用多阶段抽样方法获取了15至18岁青少年的样本。通过自行填写的保密问卷对受试者进行访谈。吸烟在女孩中更为普遍，而前一个月饮酒在男孩中更为常见。同时，报告前一个月使用毒品的青少年比例与性别无关。女孩较高的香烟消费量表明未来女性吸烟人数会增加，这凸显了对此领域予以特别关注的必要性。
