Alcohol use among students of a public school in Cajazeiras, Pernambuco

Authors

  • Gilberto Santos Cerqueira Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia
  • Cicera Tavares de Lucena Faculdade de Enfermagem Santa Maria
  • Ana Teresa de Morais Gomes Faculdade de Enfermagem Santa Maria
  • Ana Paula Fragoso de Freitas Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Nayrton Flávio Moura Rocha Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia
  • Saulo Rios Mariz Universidade Federal de Campina Grande; Unidade Acadêmica de Medicina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v7i1p18-24

Keywords:

Alcoholism, Adolescent, Street Drugs

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the use of alcohol among students of the largest public school in Cajazeiras, Pernambuco. This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed with a sample of 300 students. It was found that 71% had drunk alcohol before; 66.4% had their first drink when they were between 13-17 years old; 69.4% drank for fun; 59.5% have already gotten drink from consuming alcohol; 21.3% had their first drink at bars/night clubs; 39.4% usually drank at bars/dance clubs/night clubs. It was found that alcohol use is high among adolescents, thus there is a need to implement educational actions, aiming at reducing alcohol use.

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Published

2011-04-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Cerqueira, G. S., Lucena, C. T. de, Gomes, A. T. de M., Freitas, A. P. F. de, Rocha, N. F. M., & Mariz, S. R. (2011). Alcohol use among students of a public school in Cajazeiras, Pernambuco. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 7(1), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v7i1p18-24