title: [What, how much and when the university student drinks].
abstract: The aim of this work was to define the epidemiological profile of alcohol ingestion and its associated risks, in university students. A social survey about drinking habits was performed to a random sample of 528 students, aged 17 to 26 years old, 54% male, from Austral University. Eighty two percent of males and 79% of females drink alcoholic beverages. They mainly consume beer and strong spirits. Their main consumption is occasional, during parties or celebrations. Thirty percent of males and 15% of females had three or more inebriations during the last year. Nine percent of males and 3% of females can be considered as problem drinkers. Student that drink alcohol have lower grades that teetotalers. It is concluded that alcohol consumption is frequent among students.
authors.affiliation: Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo, Vicerrectoría Académica, Universidad Austral de Chile.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Araneda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Repossi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Puente
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001515:Beer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students; D014477:Underachievement; D014495:Universities