Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

The pattern of alcohol consumption among the users of the Family Health Units in the municipality of Recife (PE)

ABSTRACT

International and national surveys point to the significant increase of women with alcohol abuse, and this consumption generates social, psychological and biological damages in their lives. The objective of this study was to evaluate the patterns of alcohol consumption among women enrolled in the Family Health Units in Recife (PE). It is an exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach, which comes from an original survey through a defined sample of 864 women aged 18 years or older. It used a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Test for Identification of Problems Related to the use of Alcohol. The risk standards found among participants were 57.9% do not drink; 23.7% drink at low risk; 11.9% drink at medium risk; and 6.3% drink at high risk; predominantly young women, in the age group 18 to 39; without work and elementary school. It was verified that 54.93% made abusive use of alcoholic beverages in a typical day and 22.93% suffered an alcoholic blackout. These results evidence the importance of elaborating preventive and harm reduction strategies in relation to drinking, for women’s health care.

KEYWORDS
Health; Woman; Ethanol; Risk grade; Preventive medicine

Centro Brasileiro de Estudos de Saúde Av. Brasil, 4036, sala 802, 21040-361 Rio de Janeiro - RJ Brasil, Tel. 55 21-3882-9140, Fax.55 21-2260-3782 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil
E-mail: revista@saudeemdebate.org.br