Risk factors associated with alcohol consumption among adolescents in a public school

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To verify the risk factors that may be associated with alcohol consumption among adolescents in a public school in the city of Recife, Pernambuco. METHODS: For this study, inferential techniques were used through the quantitative evaluation method, through a structured model, idealized by the use of the Alcohol Use Disorder Test, that is, with scores in the answers of the options provided. The questionnaire responses were scored according to the highlighted levels of alcohol consumption. RESULTS: The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test indicated that in 55.7% of cases the adolescents are at low risk, 25% are at risk, 17.3% are at high risk and 1.9% are likely dependent. CONCLUSION: Adolescents have been consuming alcoholic beverages at an increasingly early age, in larger quantities and with easy access. It is necessary to intensify preventive campaigns and multidisciplinary incentives that would work in parallel with government programs, work in schools and the community, as well as raising awareness about the harm that can arise from the consumption of alcoholic beverages.