Prevalencia de consumo de alcohol en estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina en la Universidad Católica del Maule

• María Latorres ^[1] ; Andrea Huidobro ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Católica del Maule

     Universidad Católica del Maule

     Provincia de Talca, Chile

     
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 140, Nº. 9, 2012, págs. 1140-1144
• Idioma: español
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  • Prevalence of alcohol consumption among medical students at the Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile
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  • Background: Teenagers and university students are an especially vulnerable population towards unhealthy alcohol consumption Aim: To assess the actual consumption of alcohol among medical students at the Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile (UCM). Material and Methods: A cross sectional study of students who entered medical school between years 2004 and 2010.We applied CAGE questionnaire along with questions about frequency of alcohol consumption. Results: From a universe of 317students, 216 (age range 17-27 years, 54% females) answered the survey (68.8%), 64.2% admitted to consume alcohol and 6% had alcohol dependence. Seventy three percent of the alcohol drinkers were males. Conclusions: The prevalence of alcohol consumption in medical students of the UCM is significantly lower than the prevalence in students of another University surveyed in 2005 (74%) and it is similar to the national statistics. Alcohol consumption was higher in men that in women.