Factores que influyen en el consumo de alcohol en adolescentes de 15 - 18 años de edad, de la Unidad Educativa Fiscal “Francisco Febres Cordero. Cuenca, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acordina to the WHO, youth is regarded an age stage between ages ten and nineteen years old. Throughout this stage several changes take place, curiosity stage this leads to be vulnerable to alcohol causing damage to the teenager. As pointed out by INEC, 912.576 people drink alcoholic beverages in Ecuador in 2012; out of this total number 89.7 % consists of men, while 10.3% is comprised of women. It is important to note that 2.5% involves minors. OBJECTIVE: Identifying the factors that have an influence upon alcohol consumption of adolescents between ages 15 and 18 years old from Unidad Educativa Fiscal “Francisco Febres Cordero” in the city of Cuenca in 2015. STUDY RESULTS: The present research project was conducted to 185 students it was found out that 63%, men, whereas 37% female gender. The percentages for the reasons behind alcohol consumption vary as a result of these different factors: according to the individual factor 25% drinks alcohol as a way of entertainment. Within the family factor, 65 reported that there is one person in their families who drinks alcohol. Based on the social factor, 78 mentioned that they obtained alcoholic beverages without any difficulty. Lastly, the economic factor indicates that 12% of families make a salary below the minimal one. METHODOLOGY: This study employed a descriptive-quantitative research approach, and the population under investigation was 223 students with a sample consisting of 185. The technique used is the application of personalized surveys. The gathered data were analyzed and tabulated by using these programs: Excel and Microsoft Office Word. And the study results are presented in tables, along with frequencies and percentages.