Casango-Campechano O, Cortaza-Ramírez L, Villar-Luis M

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Abuse and alcohol dependence constitute a serious health problem that affects millions of people and generates a huge expense in health systems that are forced to deal with injuries and diseases associated with this preventable disease. When alcohol consumption starts early, the severity of the problem increases very seriously and it is necessary to attend to it, but also to understand the reasons for consumption in order to propose effective prevention strategies. Objective: Identify motives for alcohol consumption in high school students of Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico. Methods: Descriptive and transversal study. It was used a simple random sample by quotes, proportional to the population. The sample was of 127 students. Besides, it was employed a certificate of personal data, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the Drinking Motive Questionnaire (DMQ). Results: The mean age of onset in alcohol consumption was 11.7 years, where 31.5% of the participants who consumed alcohol during the last year were male, with beer being the most preferred with 37%. It was also found that 16.5% of the participants were in a consumption with risk and finally, it was identified that the main reasons for the consumption of alcohol are due to the social and reinforcing factors. Conclusions: Teenagers begin to consume alcohol for the coexistence that is generated in social gatherings, for being fun and exciting. There is also parental permissibility as a possible factor influencing motives and consumption at an early age, as well as increasing consumption in the female gender.

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