[Alcohol consumption in schoolchildren: motivations and attitudes].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the levels of alcohol consumption among 8th grade (EGB) students in Cuenca, including the predisposing circumstances and factors as well as the children's motivation and attitudes.


METHODS
Descriptive observation study of a cross-sectional [correction of crossover] design.


METHODS
Primary Care: the school population of the city of Cuenca.


METHODS
672 school-children of both sexes in 8th grade (EGB).


RESULTS
An anonymous questionnaire with 30 closed questions was administered. 60% of the school-children had consumed alcohol on some occasion. In 54.94% of cases, friends first invited them to drink alcohol; in 33.59%, a family member. 1.4% of the children admitted to drinking alcohol daily (2.1% of boys against 0.7% of girls). 57.3% of fathers, 24.3% of mothers, 25.8% of brothers and 38% of friends consumed alcohol habitually. 36.9% of the children did not think that alcohol was a drug.


CONCLUSIONS
The levels of alcohol consumption in the section of the population studied were high. Children began early and had easy access to alcoholic drinks. The level of consumption in their family and social environment was very high and was related to children's consumption. These results highlight the need for a preventive programme.
Salcedo Aguilar
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Unidad Docente de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Cuenca I.
Palacios Romero
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Rubio Pérez
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del Olmo González
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Gadea Villalba
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D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Consumo de alcohol en escolares: motivaciones y actitudes.