Lessons from participation in a web-based substance use preventive program in Uruguay

Balsa, Ana Inés; Gandelman, Néstor; Lamé, Diego

dc.rights.license	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.contributor.author	Balsa, Ana Inés
dc.contributor.author	Gandelman, Néstor
dc.contributor.author	Lamé, Diego
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-17T14:10:48Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-17T14:10:48Z
dc.date.issued	2011	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/1310
dc.description.abstract	We analyzed individual and program characteristics associated with participation in an ICT-based substance use preventive intervention in Uruguay, South America. The intervention was directed at nine- and ten-grade students in ten private schools in Montevideo. Participation in the program was non-mandatory and effective participation rates were low. We found that individual characteristics, such as prior heavy engagement with alcohol and opportunity costs of time, were associated with the decision to participate. We also found that sending the participants periodic reminders via email and SMS text messages had a positive impact in participation. The lessons from this intervention suggest that participation in non mandatory web-based programs aimed at preventing substance use among adolescents could be substantially improved with a more structured, mandatory, and longer intervention.	es
dc.format.extent	27 p.	es
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	es
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Universidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economía	es
dc.relation.ispartof	Documentos de trabajo del Departamento de Economía; UM_CEE_2011_04	es
dc.rights	Abierto	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Uruguay	es
dc.title	Lessons from participation in a web-based substance use preventive program in Uruguay	es
dc.type	Documento de trabajo	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Balsa, Ana Inés. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Gandelman, Néstor. Universidad ORT, Uruguay	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Lamé, Diego. Universidad ORT, Uruguay	es
dc.type.version	Publicada	es