ZUCOLOTO, Miriane Lucindo; CIOFFI, Danilo Spinelli    CAMPOS, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini. Effectiveness of different methods for the detection of binge drinking in dentistry students. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) []. 2013, 9, 3, pp.129-135. ISSN 1806-6976.  https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v9i3p129-135.

The purpose of this study was to estimate the alcoholic beverage consumption among undergraduate students of a Dentistry Course and compare the effectiveness of screening methods for the detection of binge drinking. A total of 284 undergraduate students participated in the research. We used the full AUDIT and their reduced forms (AUDIT-3 and AUDIT-C). In addition, a ROC curve was created and its area was calculated. Of the students, 91.0% and 90.6% of the male and female genders, respectively, reported alcohol beverage consumption. Bing-drinking behavior occurred in 69.2% of the men and in 52.4% of the women. The 3 methods showed good discriminatory ability. For the women, there was a significant difference between the AUDIT-3 and AUDIT-C. Both the complete version of AUDIT and its reduced forms presented good discriminatory ability.

: Alcoholism; Students; Diagnosis; Validity of Tests.

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