title: [Alcohol Consumption in the Colombian Population, 2015 National Mental Health Survey].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  National Survey of Mental Health (ENSM) in 2015 in Colombia asks, among other conditions, about alcohol consumption in people 12-17 years old, and 18 and older. Data were presented by age and region, with no cross-references to other categories of mental health problems, disorders, access to services, and health status.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess alcohol consumption in Colombia, taking into account sociodemographic and clinical screening categories included.
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary database analysis, sample size: 15,231 people from 13,200 households of five regions (Atlantic, Bogotá, Central, Eastern, and Pacific), with an age range from 12 to 96 years. AUDIT and AUDIT-C were used and stratified according to score and other variables included in the survey analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The high-risk drinking category was observed in 2.7% of children studied, with the highest percentage of drinking risk lying in the range of 18 to 44 years, with a clear majority of men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study finds that a positive AUDIT-C in adults is associated with a higher percentage of non-anxiety, less anxiety problems, and traumatic events and traumatic events related to armed conflict. This requires further studies. Adults with positive AUDIT-C have a greater perception of well-being, but also a higher percentage of households in poverty. The study of individual, social, family and environmental factors in specific populations should be developed in order to make more appropriate interventions.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Ricardo Andrés
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de la Espriella Guerrero
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Carlos J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Rincón
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Diana Cabrera
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Sandy Johanna Pérez
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: cgomez@javeriana.edu.co.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez-Restrepo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000068337:Armed Conflicts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcoholism; Alcoholismo; Encuesta de salud; Etanol; Ethanol; Health care survey; Psicometría; Psychometrics