Consumption of alcohol and depression in students of a public school of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

Authors

  • Brenda Alicia Hernández-Cortaza Universidad Veracruzana; Facultad de Enfermería de Minatitlán
  • Leticia Cortaza-Ramírez Universidad Veracruzana; Facultad de Enfermería de Minatitlán
  • Moacyr Lobo da Costa-Junior Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v8i3p142-147

Keywords:

Depression; Alcoholism; Adolescent

Abstract

Descriptive and transverse study aimed to examine the relationship between the level of depression and the pattern of alcohol consumption in students of a public school in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. The sample reached 175 students of both sexes between 15 and 19 years old selected by simple random sampling. It was used a document containing personal data, the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale and the AUDIT test. It was found that 96.6% of participants presented some level of depression, 97.9% were women and 95.1% were men. Regarding the consumption of alcohol, 58.3% reported consuming it, 14.3% with risk consumption, 2.9% with harmful use and 1.1% already showed dependence. It was found that most young people consume alcohol and have some level of depression.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Hernández-Cortaza, B. A., Cortaza-Ramírez, L., & Costa-Junior, M. L. da. (2012). Consumption of alcohol and depression in students of a public school of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 8(3), 142-147. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v8i3p142-147