Objectives: To identify harmful alcohol consumption among users of a Family Health Unit, analyzing its association with sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted with 1,115 subjects who responded to the Alcohol Use Disorders Identifi cation Test and questions referring to sociodemographic variables. Data were submitted to tests of association, using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Results: An elevated prevalence was observed of harmful alcohol consumption (31.0%), strongly associated with male gender, low education level and family income. Conclusion: We observed a high prevalence of harmful alcohol consumption strongly associated with male patients, with lower education and income up to two times the minimum wage. Descriptors: Alcohol drinking; Cross-sectional studies; Primary health care; Public health nursing
RESUMOObjetivos: Identifi car o consumo nocivo de álcool entre usuários de uma Unidade de Saúde da Família, analisando sua associação com características sociodemográfi cas. Métodos: Estudo seccional realizado com 1.115 sujeitos que responderam ao Alcohol Use Disorders Identifi cation Test e a perguntas referentes às variáveis sociodemográfi cas. Os dados foram submetidos a testes de associação, utilizando o programa estatístico Statistical Package Social Science. Resultados: Observou-se elevada prevalência de consumo nocivo de álcool (31,0%), fortemente associado ao sexo masculino, ao baixo nível de escolaridade e à renda familiar mensal. Conclusão: Observou-se a elevada prevalência do consumo nocivo de álcool fortemente associado a pacientes do sexo masculino, à baixa escolaridade e à renda mensal até 2 salários mínimos. Descritores: Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas; Estudos transversais; Atenção primária à saúde; Enfermagem em saúde pública RESUMEN Objetivos: Identifi car el consumo nocivo de alcohol entre usuarios de una Unidad de Salud de la Familia, analizando su asociación con caracterís-ticas sociodemográfi cas. Métodos: Estudio seccional realizado con 1.115 sujetos que respondieron al Alcohol Use Disorders Identifi cation Test y a las preguntas referentes a las variables sociodemográfi cas. Los datos fueron sometidos a tests de asociación, utilizando el programa estadístico Statistical Package Social Science. Resultados: Se observó una elevada prevalencia de consumo nocivo de alcohol (31,0%), fuertemente asociado al sexo masculino, al bajo nivel de escolaridad y al ingreso familiar mensual. Conclusión: Se observó una elevada prevalencia de consumo nocivo de alcohol fuertemente asociado a pacientes del sexo masculino, a la baja escolaridad y al ingreso mensual de hasta 2 sueldos mínimos. Descriptores: Consumo de bebidas alcohólicas; Estudios transversales; Atención primaria de salud; Enfermería en salud pública
Among the group of excluded individuals in Brazilian society, the most marginalized are still blacks. In this group, rural blacks are the most alienated from the new processes of social construction. The present study aimed to analyze health and socioeconomic aspects in quilombola communities in the state of Piauí. The research presents socioeconomic and health aspects in 15 communities in the State of Piauí. It is an exploratory, cross-sectional study of qualitative and quantitative nature, where the target population was 1,239 members in 15 quilombola communities identified in the State of Piauí. The average age was 30.1 years, with the age range between 0 and 89 years. Females were 55%, males 45% of the population. Illiterate were 20%, while 47.6% had not completed elementary school. Income of up to two minimum wages was 88.6%. Students 27.9% and rural worker 39.5% were the majority of the population. Of the houses, 74.1% had little or no sanitary condition. The use of medicinal plants occurred in 32.5%. The non-use of pesticides was reported by 96.8% of farmers. Inbreeding marriages were detected in 18.0% of the studied families. The research indicates the need for public policies focused on the characteristics and needs of these populations.
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