Family risk factors in drug use and its relationship with adolescent’s antisocial behavior. health district 09d08. 2019

Abstract

Introduction: Drug use and antisocial behavior in adolescents are a social and public health problem that seriously affects most countries and Ecuador is no exception, since it requires immediate preventive actions and health promotion. . Objective: To determine the family risk factors in drug use and its relationship with antisocial behaviors in adolescents of the 09D08 district. HEALTH. 2018 – 2019. Materials and methods: This research was carried out under the positivist paradigm with a quantitative approach. The research modality is descriptive, non-experimental, and cross-sectional. The population consisted of 234 adolescents and the sample by 177. The technique used was the survey and its instrument the questionnaire consisting of 59 items. Results: 74% of adolescents have a low family economy, 57% of adolescents indicate manifestations of abuse, neglect and abandonment within their family environment. 53% of adolescents consumed alcohol each month, while 28% did so weekly and 20% daily, and 69% of adolescents admit to stealing things or money. Conclusions: it was found that the main influential factors are abusive, violent and permissive family environments. Adolescents during the focus group session, stated that the family situation influenced their antisocial behaviors and drug use.