Abstract

CAMPILLO MOTILVA, Rita  and  VIZCAY BASABE, Vladimir. Caracterización del consumo de bebidas alcohólicas en adolescentes de un consultorio médico. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2003, vol.19, n.3. ISSN 0864-2125.

A descriptive cross-sectional study was made on the alcohol consumption by teenagers. One-hundred and four teenagers from a physician’s office subordinated to "Mario Escalona Regueira" teaching polyclinics located in Habana del Este municipality were taken as samples. They were administered a survey that included the classification of alcoholism by Doctor González Menéndez to determine the prevalence of alcohol drinking in addition to other parameters related to the topic such as age at the first alcohol drinking, psychosocial motivations, events associated with consumption, the most consumed types of alcohol beverages and others. For data analysis, Chi square statistical method was used to associate variables and also the percentage method. It was found that 75 % of the sample were alcohol drinkers, with predominance of the social drinker, the most frequent age at first consumption was 15 years old, being the males the earlier consumers. The most taken alcohol beverage was beer and the most frequent psychosocial motivation was to have fun.

Keywords : ALCOHOL DRINKING [adverse effects]; ADOLESCENCE; EPIDEMILOGY, DESCRIPTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; PREVALENCE.