Interdisciplinary Group for Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Braz J Psychiatry. 2013 Mar;35(1):29-37. doi: 10.1016/j.rbp.2012.05.010.
To investigate the relationship between religiosity and drug use among Brazilian university students.
This manuscript is part of the "First Nationwide Survey on the Use of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs among College Students in the 27 Brazilian State Capitals". In this study, 12,595 university students were divided into two groups according to their attendance at religious services: frequent attenders (FR; 39.1%) and non-frequent attenders (NFR; 60.8%). Subsequently, we analyzed their responses to a structured, anonymous questionnaire on drug use and other behaviors. Individual multivariate logistic regression models tested the association between religiosity and drug use (alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and at least one illicit drug).
Drug use over the last 30 days was higher among NFR students even after controlling for demographic variables. NFR students were more likely to use alcohol OR = 2.52; 95% CI: 2.08-3.06, tobacco (2.83; 2.09-3.83), marijuana (2.09; 1.39-3.11) and at least one illicit drug (1.42; 1.12-1.79) compared to FR students.
Religiosity was found to be a strongly protective factor against drug use among Brazilian university students. However, more studies are needed to identify the mechanisms by which religiosity exerts this protective influence.
探讨巴西大学生宗教信仰与药物使用之间的关系。
本研究为“巴西 27 个首府大学生酒精、烟草和其他药物使用情况全国首次调查”的一部分。根据参加宗教活动的频率，将 12595 名大学生分为两组：经常参加者（FR；39.1%）和非经常参加者（NFR；60.8%）。随后，我们分析了他们对关于药物使用和其他行为的结构化、匿名问卷的回答。个体多变量逻辑回归模型测试了宗教信仰与药物使用（酒精、烟草、大麻和至少一种非法药物）之间的关联。
即使控制了人口统计学变量，NFR 学生在过去 30 天内使用药物的比例仍高于 FR 学生。与 FR 学生相比，NFR 学生更有可能使用酒精（OR = 2.52；95%CI：2.08-3.06）、烟草（2.83；2.09-3.83）、大麻（2.09；1.39-3.11）和至少一种非法药物（1.42；1.12-1.79）。
宗教信仰被发现是巴西大学生药物使用的一个强有力的保护因素。然而，需要进一步研究来确定宗教信仰发挥这种保护作用的机制。
