Effect of appreciation for Indigenous cultures and exposure to racial insults on alcohol and drug use initiation among multiethnic Argentinean youth

dc.creatorAlderete, Ethel del Carmen
dc.creatorGrerorich, Steven
dc.creatorMonteban, Madalena
dc.creatorKaplan, Celia
dc.creatorMejia, Raul Mariano
dc.creatorJennifer Livaudais, Toman
dc.creatorPérez Stable, Eliseo
dc.date2016-06
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dc.descriptionOBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the effect of factors reflecting appreciation of Indigenous culture and racial insults on alcohol and drug use initiation among multi-ethnic youth in Jujuy, Argentina.METHODS:Students were surveyed from 27 secondary schools that were randomly selected to represent the province. A total of 3040 eligible students in 10th grade, age 14 to 18years were surveyed in 2006 and 2660 of these same students completed surveys in 11th grade in 2007. Multivariate logistic regression models assessed the effect of appreciation for Indigenous cultures and reported exposure to racial insults in 10th grade on incident current alcohol drinking in previous 30days, binge drinking (≥5 drinks at one sitting), and lifetime drug use (marijuana, inhalants or cocaine) in 11th grade among students not reporting these behaviors in 2006.RESULTS:In 2006, 63% of respondents reported high appreciation for Indigenous cultures and 39% had ever experienced racial insults. In 2007, incident current drinking was 24.4%, binge drinking 14.8%, and any drug use initiation was 4.1%. Exposure to racial insults increased the likelihood of binge drinking (OR=1.6; 95% CI 1.2-2.1) but was not significant for any drug use. Appreciation for Indigenous cultures reduced the risk of any drug use initiation (OR=0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.7) but had no effect for alcohol drinking outcomes. These effects were independent of Indigenous ethnicity.CONCLUSIONS:Enhancing appreciation for Indigenous cultures and decreasing racial insults are achievable goals that can be incorporated into programs to prevent youth substance use.
dc.descriptionFil: Alderete, Ethel del Carmen. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Regional; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Grerorich, Steven. University of California; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Monteban, Madalena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. University of Georgia; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Kaplan, Celia. University of California; Estados Unidos. Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Mejia, Raul Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Centro de Estudio de Estado y Sociedad; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Jennifer Livaudais, Toman. University of California; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Pérez Stable, Eliseo. University of California; Estados Unidos. Centro de Estudio de Estado y Sociedad; Argentina
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dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/46254
dc.identifierAlderete, Ethel del Carmen; Grerorich, Steven; Monteban, Madalena; Kaplan, Celia; Mejia, Raul Mariano; et al.; Effect of appreciation for Indigenous cultures and exposure to racial insults on alcohol and drug use initiation among multiethnic Argentinean youth; Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science; Preventive Medicine; 85; 6-2016; 60-68
dc.identifier0091-7435
dc.identifierCONICET Digital
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dc.identifier.urihttps://ri.unju.edu.ar/handle/123456789/377
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Science
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.12.017
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743515003904
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dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectRacism
dc.subjectSubstance Use
dc.subjectYouth
dc.subjectIndigenous
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.titleEffect of appreciation for Indigenous cultures and exposure to racial insults on alcohol and drug use initiation among multiethnic Argentinean youth
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