2017, Number 3
Level of knowledge about alcoholism in adolescents at risk through an educational intervention
Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 218-232
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ABSTRACT
Alcoholism is a scourge that reaches more or less all societies in the world. An educational intervention study was carried out with the objective of implementing an educational intervention that contributes to raise the level of knowledge about alcoholism among adolescents at risk belonging to CMF 9 of the Polyclinic 1 Dr. Francisca Rivero Arocha from Manzanillo municipality from January-July 2016. The universe consisted of 25 adolescents, included in the age range of 13-15 years; an intentional sample of 15 adolescents was taken. The instrument for collecting information was a survey from which the educational program Adolescents for Life was designed and implemented. 86.6 % of the sample are male, aged 15 and 19 years, only 5 adolescents correctly answered the initial survey; after applying the educational strategy, it was possible to improve the level of knowledge about risks, criteria to identify alcoholism in a subject, myths about alcohol abuse, consequences of alcoholism and what to do to quit consumption in 14 students (93,3 %).REFERENCES
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