Propuesta de intervención educativa frente al consumo de alcohol en los estudiantes de la carrera de Promoción de la Salud de la ESPOCH. Riobamba, Chimborazo. Periodo agosto – noviembre 2022

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the expectations towards alcohol consumption in Health Promotion Career students, characterizing the participants according to sociodemographic and alcohol consumption variables and, subsequently, establishing (he expectations towards alcohol consumption of the participants and based on the data, an Intervention designed over education factors contributes to the health prevention problem. This research had a cross-sectional descriptive type with a quantitative research approach; the data collection instrument was a questionnaire applied to eighty-two found and fifth-semester students of the Health Promotion Career. The problematic alcohol consumption in this population represents a significant health problem. Moreover, the participants present a considerable variability in alcohol consumption among university students, characterizing students into two subsets: those who drink for social or fun reasons and those who do not drink because of alcohol consumption effects. Finally, the researcher recommends that the participants, in general, should be examined to detect the risk or alcohol consumption and other health problems, especially students with more severe issues such as addiction, which should be referred to a counselor or a specialized alcohol treatment program.