Abstract

BALAN, Thaís Grecchi  and  CAMPOS, Claudinei José Gomes. Alcoholic drink consumption standards among undergraduate nursing students at a State University in São Paulo. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2006, vol.2, n.2. ISSN 1806-6976.

This study investigated the standard of alcoholic drink consumption among university students. We carried out a quantitative and descriptive study, in a sample of 105 female students, in the 1^st to 4^th year of an undergraduate nursing course at a state university in São Paulo, using a questionnaire and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT test). According to the ingested quantity, drinkers with moderate and high consumption of alcoholic drinks were identified, indicating a potential risk for health, for becoming frequent alcoholic drink consumers in the future and, hence, for impairing their professional career.

Keywords : Nursing; Nursing students; Consumption of alcoholic drinks.

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