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ENRIQUEZ VILAPLANA, Silvia; FERNANDEZ VIDAL, Ana  y  RUEDA MONTOYA, Vanessa. Alcoholic beverage consumption in adolescents of Area IV of the Cienfuegos municipality. Medisur [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.2, pp. 217-228. ISSN 1727-897X.

Foundation: There is currently an increase in the consumption of alcoholic beverages in adolescents, which can become an important health problem. Objective: To describe alcoholic beverages consumption in adolescents. Method: A descriptive study conducted from January 2014 to January 2015, in Area of health IVof the Cienfuegos Municipality, which included 315 adolescents selected through simple random sampling. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, alcohol consumption, age of onset of alcohol consumption, first alcoholic beverage consumed, frequency of consumption, place of consumption, if experienced drunkenness and experienced sensation, alcohol consumption by relatives with whom he lives and by friends or schoolmates, information on the undesirable effects of alcohol and who provided the information. Results: All adolescents reported consuming alcoholic beverages; 58, 4% started it with the ingestion of beer; 22% consume once a week; 88, 9% do it in bars, discos and public places; 50, 5% of consumers are smokers and 73, 6% referred to the family as a source for information on alcohol consumption. The age of onset of consumption in general is between 14 and 16 years, with an earlier onset in the female sex. Almost all referred alcohol consumption by relatives, showed a near similar relationship by friends or school friends and the whole know the undesirable effects of alcohol. Conclusion: Alcoholic beverage consumption is a health problem in the Territory.

Palabras clave : underage drinking; social problems; health care (public health); adolescent health.

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