Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e prática do binge drinking entre acadêmicos de Odontologia de uma IES / Alcohol consumption and binge drinking among Dental students of a university
Rev. bras. odontol
; 72(1/2): 104-108, Jan.-Jun. 2015. tab
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar a prevalência do consumo de álcool entre os acadêmicos de Odontologia e fatores associados ao binge drinking. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal, com amostra representativa, realizado numa faculdade privada de Teresina - PI. Utilizou-se um questionário estruturado com questões validadas para autopreenchimento. A associação entre variáveis foi aferida pelo teste qui-quadrado, assumindo-se o nível de significância de 5% (p < 0,05). Foram analisados 255 questionários. A prevalência do consumo de bebidas alcoólicas entre o grupo estudado foi de 50,2%, e a prática do binge drinking apresentou prevalência de 18,4%. Estes índices são significativamente altos e demandam estratégias específicas dos gestores e das instituições de ensino para o controle do problema.
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of alcohol consumption among dental college students and factors associated with binge drinking. This was a cross-sectional study with a representative sample, held on a private university Teresina - PI. A structured questionnaire with questions validated for self-assessment. The association between variables was assessed using the chi-square test, assuming a significance level of 5% (p <0.05). Two hundred fifty-five questionnaires were analyzed. The prevalence of alcohol consumption among the sample of the study was 50.2%, and the once of binge drinking had a prevalence of 18.4%. The difference of sex and villas presented with high significance (p < 0.01). These rates are significantly high and require specific strategies from managers and educational institutions to get this problem under control.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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SDG3 -Target 3.5 Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances
Health problem:
Target 3.5: Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances
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Alcohol
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Schools
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Students
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Students, Dental
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Universities
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Alcohol Drinking
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Binge Drinking
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. bras. odontol
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdade Integral Diferencial/BR