Consecuencias del consumo de alcohol, en el rendimiento académico en estudiantes de la Unidad Educativa Manuel J. Calle 2016

Abstract

Background: There are many studies on how alcohol affects academic achievement in young people. The consumption of alcohol is a problem that is increasing mainly in the adolescent population and the students bringing consequences that affect physically and psychologically in the institutional sphere becoming a social and public health problem, thinking that when consuming alcohol To be admired and respected by their fellows. Alcohol, at the moment we see it as normal, consumed at least once a week without problem, but some studies show that 80% of young people who drink alcohol, have problems of principle of alcoholism by frequent consumption . Objective: To determine the consequences of alcohol consumption, academic performance in students of the Educational Unit Manuel J. Calle 2016. Methodology: it is a quantitative research of descriptive type was worked with a finite population of 210 students. To collect the information, we used the direct observation, survey and instrument as an AUDIT test validated by the World Health Organization, which allowed us to identify the consequences due to alcohol consumption in academic performance. The data tabulation was performed in the Excel and SPSS program, the results are represented in table with frequency and percentage. Results: In this study, it was concluded that alcohol consumption affects the academic performance of students, male and 16 years of age, being the most affected