Open AccessAlcohol consumption in students of sixth grade of public primary school of Minatitlán, Veracruz
Author(s) -
Leticia Cortaza Ramírez,
Ilsia Vinalay-Carrillo,
Laura Alvarado-Cruz,
Rosa Armida López-Avendaño
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ecorfan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2444-3204
DOI - 10.35429/ejs.2020.12.7.1.10
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , alcohol consumption , alcohol , population , cross sectional study , medicine , environmental health , simple random sample , public health , demography , psychology , social science , biochemistry , nursing , pathology , sociology , chemistry
This research is a descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out with the objective of describing the prevalence of experimental alcohol consumption in sixth grade students of public primary schools in Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico. The population was 1,560 sixth grade students; the final sample was 388 students. A simple group and random sampling were used. To collect the information, a personal data card was used that investigated the age, sex, experimental alcohol consumption, the age of onset of first consumption, frequency, who provided the drink and alcohol consumption in the parents. The study adhered to the General Health Law regarding Research. The results show that the average age of onset of alcohol consumption was 8.7 years, 59.4% on boys and 40.6% on girls reported having consumed alcohol. The preferred drink to experience consumption was beer (40.6%), 66.5% reported that their parents were aware of the consumption made and 61.8% indicated that both parents consumed alcohol. These results reveal that the children who participated in the study are starting consumption below the national average reported by the ENCODAT 2016-2017. Boys report higher consumption than girls, and participant’s alcohol consumption is tolerated by parents.