Epidemiologia do uso de álcool no Brasil

Abstract

The authors describe the most recent and significant epidemiological studies on alcohol conducted in Brazil in the last years. The aim was to outline the pattern of alcohol consumption in the countrywas 68.7%. This proportion remains relatively stable in the different age ranges, reminding that between 12 and 17 years of age 48.3% of interviewees had already used alcoholic beverages. There was 11.2% prevalence of alcohol dependence, being 17.1% for males and 5.7% for females. The prevalence of dependent subjects was higher on regions North and Northeast, with percentages above 16%. Of greater concern is the fact that in Brazil 5.2% of adolescents were alcohol-dependent (12 to 17 years of age). In the North and Northeast these percentages were near to 9%. Other data from this household survey were: the use of 1 or 2 doses of alcoholic beverages per week was considered as a severe risk to the health by 26.7% of respondents. The percentages of people who had already received treatment for alcohol use reached 4.0% of the total, being 5.6% for males and 2.5% for females. The age range in which there were the highest percentages was that of people above 18 years of age. Regarding the percentages of complications stemming from the use of alcohol, they were higher for arguing after drinking, with 5.0% of the total -7.9% of men and 2.1% of women had already argued under the effect of alcohol. Falls as a consequence of alcohol use came second (3.3%) and the other complications reached nearly 2%.

Factors associated with alcohol intake and alcohol abuse among women in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

“…Other studies within adults have also identified greater alcohol abuse in younger age brackets 3,39,40 , corroborating the current study. This characteristic may be explained by the birth cohort effect, since society has proven to be more permissive towards alcohol consumption 33 , and by the social and cultural stimulus acting on the age group: participation in parties and events and advertising campaigns targeting this audience 41 .…”

Freqüência de hábitos saudáveis de alimentação medidos a partir dos 10 Passos da Alimentação Saudável do Ministério da Saúde: Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

“…Indivíduos que as consumiam até seis vezes na semana foram considerados como ten-do aderido ao passo, embora este consumo possa ser considerado elevado. Segundo a literatura podemos verificar que o consumo de refrigerantes e bebidas alcoólicas tem aumentado 11,16 . Porém, como este estudo se propôs a investigar a freqüência dos 10 Passos da Alimentação Saudável e o passo correspondente diz respeito somente a evitar o consumo diário dessas bebidas, mantivemos este ponto de corte.…”

Abordagem do câncer da boca: uma estratégia para os níveis primário e secundário de atenção em saúde

“…As estratégias governamentais que visam a diminuir a incidência de neoplasias relacionadas ao álcool devem compreender ações focadas em diagnosticar e tratar os consumidores pesados de álcool com estrutura especializada médica e social. Do ponto de vista da Saúde Pú-blica, a recomendação da total interrupção do consumo de álcool encontra uma situação paradoxal já que há casos em que se recomendaria a ingestão moderada (10-20 gramas/dia) devido aos seus alegados efeitos cardioprotetores 29,31 .…”