Consumption of alcohol by academic nursing: an educational intervention

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
8
Article ID: 
12488
5 pages
Research Article

Consumption of alcohol by academic nursing: an educational intervention

Alany Samuel Freitas, Larissa Beatriz Ferreira de Paiva, Horst Naconecy de Souza, Alano Roberto Rocha dos Santos, Helen Maria Filgueiras Costa, Camila Teixeira Pinheiro Gusmão, Helder Bindá Pimenta, Hérika Maria Filgueira Costa, João dos Santos Pereira Braga Neto, Bruno Sousa Pinto Ferreira, Ariel Gustavo Scafuri, Domingos Antônio Clemente Maria Silvio Morano, Gilberto Santos Cerqueira Jonas Nogueira Ferreira Maciel Gusmão, Wesley Pedreira de Araújo, Daianne Teixeira Soares, Henrique Pereira Barros, Lorena Cerqueira Santana, and Ana Paula Fragoso de Freitas

Received 19th December, 2017; Received in revised form 06th January, 2018; Accepted 22nd February, 2018; Published online 30th March, 2018

Copyright © 2018, Alany Samuel Freitas et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract: 

Objective: This research evaluates alcohol consumption among nursing students in an institution of higher education in the hinterland of Paraiba. Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach with a sample of 70 nursing students. Results: There was a prevalence of alcoholism of 84.29%. The main beverages used were 60% for beer, whiskey distilled and 7,15% with 7.1%. Consumption is higher among male students, the main reason why the experiences the influence of alcohol to friends. Conclusion Given the above, it was found that the prevalence of alcoholism among academics is high, requiring educational campaigns aiming to reduce alcohol consumption among students.

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