Consumo de alcohol entre estudiantes Mexicanos de medicina

Abstract

Este estudio tiene por objetivo identificar el patrón de consumo de alcohol entre los estudiantes mexicanos de medicina. Se trata de un estudio transversal realizado en la Universidad Veracruzana, en México, con 263 estudiantes (84,4%). El cuestionario contiene la Prueba Los sujetos eran 60% mujeres, jóvenes. El uso en la vida fue de 71,9% y la edad de inicio 12,5 años. La frecuencia del consumo fue baja pero en alta cantidad, consumen en niveles de emborrachamiento, principalmente los hombres. El 46% consume bebidas en niveles problemáticos. Los estudiantes tienen la percepción de que los padres y maestros ven muy mal que ellos consuman bebidas alcohólicas. Este estudio tiene contribuciones para el planteamiento de programas preventivos en relación al consumo de bebidas alcohólicas para ser aplicados en el ámbito universitario.

Alcohol consumption and factors associated with binge drinking among female university students of health area

“…Studies that used the same instruments to measure alcohol consumption among female university students in Minas Gerais, obtained similar results to the current study: 36.4% of abstinence and 63.6% of alcohol consumption among medical students 26 and 71.5% of regular alcohol consumption among health sciences students. 8 In Mexico, medical students also presented a prevalence of alcohol consumption (62.3%) 5 similar to that observed here in Aracaju. Among students from the State University of Santa Cruz, in Ilhéus, Bahia 27 also in the Brazilian Northeast, the prevalence of drinking alcoholic beverages was lower (41.3%) than in the current study; the difference of these results is probably due to the use of a different instrument to measure alcohol consumption.…”

“…26 The highest percentage of alcohol consumption at problematic levels was found in Mexican medical students (46.0%). 5 In the latter two studies, the prevalence of at-risk use was higher than the present study probably because male students were included in the samples. In general, it is reported that men drink more than women.…”

“…Other studies with female university students also detected early ages for experimenting alcoholic drinks 5,14,24,25 as well as a positive correlation between binge drinking and the start of alcohol use before entering higher education. 25 Research carried out among female university students from the south of the country found that more than 90% of those who consumed alcoholic beverages, started drinking before entering university.…”

“…This was similar to the rates observed among students of health area in the State University of Montes Claros, MG (74.9%), 4 among students aged 13 to 17 years in public schools in Uberlândia, MG (80.9%) 22 and in Mexican medical students aged 17 to 25 years (71.9%). 5 Prevalences of approximately 90% were found for alcohol use in the lives of university students in 27 Brazilian state capitals, 23 in students of health sciences colleges in Maceió, Alagoas, 24 and among medical students from the state of Minas Gerais. 25 These data show the high consumption of alcohol among young students of both sexes, including university students of health sciences area.…”

“…4 In this context, the abusive use of alcohol by young people, including university students, is an important public health problem, as it represents a risk of injuries, including disability and death, of the user and of other members of society. 5,6 Studies have shown a high prevalence of acute alcohol abuse, also called binge drinking or heavy episodic drinking, among young people. [7][8][9][10] This pattern of risky alcohol consumption can be characterized by the consumption of large amounts of alcohol, that is, four or more doses of alcoholic beverages for women and five or more doses for men, on a single occasion regardless of the frequency of this consumption.…”