Alcohol-related Problems in Vagrant People in Havana
<p><strong>Background:</strong> irresponsible alcohol consumption is one of the most common problems in vagrant people.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify alcohol-related problems in residents of the Care Center for People with Vagrant Behavior in Havana...
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
2014-04-01
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| author | Beatriz Almaguer Barroso Alejandro David González López |
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| description | <p><strong>Background:</strong> irresponsible alcohol consumption is one of the most common problems in vagrant people.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify alcohol-related problems in residents of the Care Center for People with Vagrant Behavior in Havana.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. A questionnaire for identifying alcohol-related disorders was administered to 80 vagrants admitted to the center between June and August 2012.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> it was demonstrated that alcohol consumption in subjects who participated in the research is quite common. Only 21.25% of these people do not suffer from alcohol-related problems, just a similar percent are at-risk drinkers and 57.5 % has physical and physiological problems and probable alcohol dependence.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> consumption of alcoholic beverages is common in the study population; hence strategies to reduce its negative effects on personal, professional, family and social life of these people must be implemented.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49ff30305bd14e0bbce0fe69425ea4d22024-03-04T23:09:43ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2014-04-011224514551090Alcohol-related Problems in Vagrant People in HavanaBeatriz Almaguer Barroso0Alejandro David González López1Dirección Municipal de Trabajo y Seguridad Social. Santiago de las Vegas. La Habana.Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría. La Habana.<p><strong>Background:</strong> irresponsible alcohol consumption is one of the most common problems in vagrant people.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify alcohol-related problems in residents of the Care Center for People with Vagrant Behavior in Havana.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. A questionnaire for identifying alcohol-related disorders was administered to 80 vagrants admitted to the center between June and August 2012.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> it was demonstrated that alcohol consumption in subjects who participated in the research is quite common. Only 21.25% of these people do not suffer from alcohol-related problems, just a similar percent are at-risk drinkers and 57.5 % has physical and physiological problems and probable alcohol dependence.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> consumption of alcoholic beverages is common in the study population; hence strategies to reduce its negative effects on personal, professional, family and social life of these people must be implemented.</p>http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2319alcoholismoconsumo de bebidas alcohólicastrastornos relacionados con alcoholpersonas sin hogar |
| spellingShingle | Beatriz Almaguer Barroso Alejandro David González López Alcohol-related Problems in Vagrant People in Havana Medisur alcoholismo consumo de bebidas alcohólicas trastornos relacionados con alcohol personas sin hogar |
| title | Alcohol-related Problems in Vagrant People in Havana |
| title_full | Alcohol-related Problems in Vagrant People in Havana |
| title_fullStr | Alcohol-related Problems in Vagrant People in Havana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alcohol-related Problems in Vagrant People in Havana |
| title_short | Alcohol-related Problems in Vagrant People in Havana |
| title_sort | alcohol related problems in vagrant people in havana |
| topic | alcoholismo consumo de bebidas alcohólicas trastornos relacionados con alcohol personas sin hogar |
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