Programa educativo sobre prevención de alcoholismo dirigido a adolescentes de primer año de bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa Cicalpa. Cantón Colta. Provincia de Chimborazo. 2014.

Abstract

The objective of this research is focused on identifying alcohol consumption in adolescents eleventh grade Cicalpa Education Unit, Canton Colta. The research group consisted of 23 male and female adolescent students. A survey it that was validated by experts, which served to identify sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge and practices about alcoholism, through this survey could be identified inadequate levels of knowledge about the subject, its symptoms and damage and was also applied prevention forms. Knowledge about alcoholism in students is low as 74% answered incorrectly, the effects produced by alcohol 70% answered incorrectly; so in practice 40% of students have consumed alcohol in an average age of 12 years, 40% consume alcohol because they like it, 80% said they liked eating with her friends. For this reason an educational program with a playful participative methodology in which it was proposed to hold workshops with teenagers of the Education Unit, through these activities information needed to develop capacities especially in prevention of alcohol was provided was designed.