The perception of college students about the consequences of binge drinking

Authors

  • Marília Ignácio de Espíndola Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Daniela Ribeiro Schneider
  • Carolina Bunn Bartilott

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.149204

Keywords:

Binge Drinking, Alcohol Drinking in College, University, Universities, Alcohol Abuse

Abstract

OBJETIVE: verify the perception of Brazilian university students about the risks of a behavior called Binge Drinking.
METHOD: descriptive exploratory, cross-sectional, quantitative nature. Participated 2641 students from all regions of Brazil.
RESULTS: it was found that 24.8% of respondents considered to be a heavy drinker. It has been found that the beverage most used in the practice of binge drinking is beer. Those who have practiced the binge drinking, 75.8% responded that they repeated this consumption.
CONCLUSION: is that a significant portion of university practices binge drinking and most do not realize the risk related to this behavior.

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Published

2019-08-28

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Espíndola, M. I. de, Schneider, D. R., & Bartilott, C. B. (2019). The perception of college students about the consequences of binge drinking. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 15(2), 29-37. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.149204