Consumo de alcohol y consecuencias en pacientes adultos. Consultorio 8. Centro de Salud Santa Elena. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: The harmful use of alcohol has serious repercussions on public health, considered one of the main risk factors of ill health worldwide, its consumption is related to more than 200 diseases and disorders, it is necessary to contribute to prevention since the identification of populations at risk and the factors that influence the development of consumption. Materials and Methods: Observational, prospective, cross-sectional, analytical study with a relational research level, in 215 adult patients of the 8 Santa Elena health center, the information was obtained by applying the AUDIT Test and a survey for sociodemographic variables , the individual, family and social consequences, in addition, the relationship between the variables was calculated through the Chi-square test. Results: The study showed a prevalence of consumption was found in the male sex (54,9%), age of 30-39 years (26,0%), secondary (55,4%), married (42,4%), with an optimal income (75,8%), employee (57,2%). The AUDIT survey classified low risk consumption (44,2%), risk consumption (39,5%), harmful consumption (11,6%) and dependency consumption (4,7%). There were significant associations with health problems (p = 0,00o), traffic accidents and at home (p = 0,000), intrafamily violence (p = 0,000), abandonment of the home (p = 0,000), family refusal (p = 0,000), fights and discussion with friends and strangers (p = 0,000). Conclusions: The categories under risk and risk consumption predominated, constituting an alarming result due to the exposure of the population under study.