Santes-González A, Enríquez-Rodríguez JÁ, Elías-López MA

Language: Spanish
References: 11
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ABSTRACT

Introduction.In Mexico, alcohol abuse constitutes an important and increasing public health issue. Alcohol is the most frequently consumed, potentially addictive substance used by young people in college. The average medical student is well aware of that fact and none the less studies show that alcohol consumption tends to increase thorough out medical school.
Materials and Methods.An observational, descriptive and transversal study was performed in a population of students going through first and fifth semester of medical school in Health Sciences University Center of Guadalajara University. A total of 108 interviews were obtained each of which consisted in a list of 35 questions. Data was gathered in Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and statistical analysis performed with PASW statistics v. 18.0.
Results.A total of 100 students were interviewed: 49% female and 51% male. 92% have consumed alcohol at least one time. Average age in which alcohol consumption was initiated was 16 years old. 36% of students in first semester interviewed had consumed alcohol in the last month, vs. 72% of students in fifth semester (p=0.000). The most frequently consumed beverage is beer. 66.3% first tried alcohol out of curiosity.
Conclusions.The percentage of medical students who have consumed alcohol at least once is high, particularly in the case of men. Consumption began before entering medical school, but it is interesting to point out that fifth semester students seem to drink alcohol more frequently than first semester students do. It would be interesting to conduct a study to define reasons and associated factors that influence such behavior.

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