Identificación del consumo de alcohol en adolescentes de 12 a 17 años de la ciudad de Loja en el año 2014 y su relación con aspectos sociales

Abstract

This research has a non - experimental cross - sectional, descriptive type with a correlational scope. The objective was to identify adolescents in the city of Loja who presented alcohol consumption and related social aspects, such as age, gender and type Of establishment, we worked with adolescents from 12 to 17 years old with the sample of 1284, from tax schools, fiscomisionales and individuals. Two instruments were used for this study: the Alcohol Dependence Disorders Identification Questionnaire (AUDIT), and the Questionnaire for adolescents: Psychosocial aspects related to alcohol consumption. It was determined that the highest percentage of parents have university studies and baccalaureate, mostly working full time, according to the perception of adolescents has a medium and high socioeconomic level. There is a 50% of adolescents who consume alcohol, with a greater percentage of consumption in the men in relation to the women and a more harmful consumption when increasing the age, there is a greater percentage of consumers in the particular centers of the city of Loja