O presente estudo tem objetivo de analisar o consumo de álcool entre estudantes do ensino médio, traçar um perfil dos adolescentes em relação a este consumo e identificar os motivos e a prevalência que levam os adolescentes a consumir o álcool. A amostra foi constituída de 116 estudantes do ensino médio, de ambos os sexos, na faixa etária de 13 a 18 anos, selecionado aleatoriamente, todos matriculados e frequentes na escola pública do Município de São Romão-MG. O estudo é de caráter descritivo com abordagem quantitativo e corte transversal. A coleta de dados foi realizada com o questionário: o Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Após aplicação dos questionários pode-se verificar que 62,1% dos estudantes eram do sexo feminino e 37,9% do sexo masculino, destes 64,7% pontuaram baixo risco no uso do álcool, 28,4%, pontuaram uso de risco, 3,4% pontuaram uso nocivo e 3,4% pontuaram dependência do álcool. Conclui-se que o consumo é mais frequente entre adolescentes do sexo feminino, que o grupo masculino.
The present study has the objective of analyzing the consumption of alcohol by high school students, trace a profile of adolescents in relationship to this consumption and identify motives and the prevalences of these motives that are associated with alcohol consumption. The sample was composed of 116 high school students, of both sexes, between 13 and 18 years old, randomly selected, all were registered and regularly attending The City of Saint Roman Public High School, MG. This is a descriptive, transversal, quantitative study. The collection of data was realized using the questionnaire Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). After analyzing the results of the study, it was found that 62.1% of participants were female and 37.9% were male, of these 64.7% demonstrated low risk in terms of alcohol use, 28.4% demonstrated risky use, 3,4 showed very risky use and 3.4 presented signs of alcohol dependency. It was concluded that alcohol use is greater among female adolescent students than their male counterparts.
