Frecuencia de consumo de alcohol en los estudiantes de enfermería de una universidad de Guayaquil, año 2024.

Abstract

Introduction: Alcohol consumption represents one of the main public health problems worldwide, especially among the young population (1). Objective: To identify the frequency of alcohol consumption in nursing students of the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, year 2024. Population and sample: 597 nursing students, with a sample of 289 students Instrument: Pre-elaborated questionnaire and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Results: 74.74% of the participants were women and 25.26% were men; with an average age of 23 years, single (86.16%) and in the second semester (28.37%). Approximately 67.1% of students did not consume alcohol during the last year (low risk pattern), 26.0% presented a medium risk pattern, 4.5% a high risk pattern, and only 2.4% of students presented dependent consumption. Males tend to present higher medium risk, high risk and/or dependence. The activity they do most in their free time is "Watching a series or movie". Friends are the main providers in almost half of the cases. Conclusion: During the last year, the majority of university students have low risk alcohol consumption and we can determine that there is a positive correlation in the social and family environment of the consumers; the availability of time, age, family and work responsibilities can be a factor in the consumption of alcohol.