Alcohol consumption among students of pharmacology I and II

Abstract

Background: Alcohol is considered a drug that has a negative impact on the life of the individual, whether they are consumers or not. The consumption of alcohol is multifactorial and worries university students because it is an easily accessible, cheap drug with less social stigma. Objective: To describe and compare the consumption of alcohol in medical students men and woman who attend the subjects of pharmacology I and II in the first semester of 2017 in the Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras en el Valle de Sula, EUCS/UNAH-VS. Patients and Methods: A quantitative study with descriptive scope. Population by convenience, of 56 students (28 women and 28 men) who attended pharmacology class I and II. A questionnaire type instrument was used to collect data with prior informed consend. Results: 73%. (41) consumed alcohol. The results revealed higher consump- tion in women 43% (24) than in men 30% (17). A 36.7% (20) refers to the alcohol intake during vacations and 26.8% (15) after exams. 98% (55) were aware of the harmful effects of alcohol. Conclusions: Alcohol consumption is a practice among university students in the Pharmacology in the subjects I and II. The majority of students who participated in the in this study have consumed alcohol, and a percentaje do so occasionally. Consumption is higher on women.The most consumed substance is beer (both sexes).Most know the harmful effects of alcohol, but it does not stop them from consuming it.

Keywords

Ethanol, Noxae, Students medical