Steroids and risk perception / Esteroides y percepción del riesgo
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v5i1.124Keywords:
Anabólicos androgénicos esteroides, furia homicida, riesgo suicida. / Keywords, anabolic androgenic steroids, roid rage, suicidal risk.Abstract
Se diseñó un estudio exploratorio-descriptivo-correlacional con el objetivo de conocer la prevalencia e incidencia del consumo de anabólicos esteroides en la población objeto de estudio, así como la relación entre la percepción del riesgo y el consumo. Se trabajó una muestra de 300 hombres y mujeres de 15 a 45 años distribuidos en 60 puntos muestrales. Se indagaron las razones para el consumo, para la abstención así como para la interrupción del consumo cuando lo hubo. Otras variables fueron: edad, sexo, nivel de educación, edad de inicio en el consumo, tipo de sustancia consumida y vía de administración. Se logró evidencia cuantitativa de los efectos colaterales adversos que producen estas sustancias y se realizó una interpretación cualitativa del fenómeno estudiado.
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We have designed an exploratory-descriptive-correlational investigation in order to know the prevalence and the incidence of steroid anabolic consumption within the population object of study. The relation between risk perception and consumption was studied as well. We worked with a sample of 300 men and women of ages 15 to 45 distributed among 60 sampling points. We inquired also about the reasons for consumption, abstinence and interruption of substance use in those who were former consumers. Other variables studied were: age, sex, education level, starting age of consumption, type of substance used and form of administration. We obtained quantitative data of adverse side-effects produced by anabolic steroids and we made a qualitative interpretation of the studied phenomena as well.
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