Padrão de consumo de álcool e tabaco por por universitários de enfermagem.

Abstract

The consumption of alcohol and tobacco has immense weight as a cause of illness and death worldwide. The university environment is one of the areas where the environmental influence provides greater contact with these substances. In this sense, the pattern diagnostic use / abuse among college nursing is essential for planning activities to guide and prevent the use of these substances in this population to ensure the welfare individual and collective. This study aimed to determine the pattern of consumption of alcohol and tobacco among college nursing. Research from quantitative approach, cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory, not probabilistic intentional held on UFCG, campus Cajazeiras - PB during the month of September 2013.The sample consisted of 148 undergraduate students in Nursing. Data collection was performed by applying the questionnaire Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), adapted with questions about tobacco use. The data were organized and tabulated in statistic program SPSS version 17.0. The research conformed to the ethical rules governed by Resolution 196/96, with submission to the Ethics Committee in Research and application of the Term of Free and Informed Consent Form (TFIC). Among the results, it was obtained a percentage of 81.1 %, and 17.6 % who consumed alcohol and tobacco respectively. Most students reported the experiment of alcohol (43.9 %) and tobacco (12.8 %) for the first time in the age group between 16 and 19 years. Of these, 74.3 % and 6.8 % said they had made the use of alcohol and tobacco before entering the university. The most common place of consumption for alcohol (36.5 %) was bars and nightclubs and tobacco (7.4%), friends house. Most students reported consuming alcohol and tobacco for fun, mates and other reasons. Beer was the most consumed beverage (48 %). Students reported that 36.5 % of parents are aware of their consumption of alcohol, and 7.4 % of tobacco. In the view of respondents, alcohol consumption (39.2 %) and tobacco (10.9%) remained the same after entering university. Among the changes from the consumption of these drugs, there was an increase in friendships, decreased health and academic performance. Related to tobacco consumption was increased college revenue and decreased health.. Highlights the need for programs of prevention and intervention in this area in universities, as well as promoting educational campaigns since the drug knowledge is embedded to the professional nurse.