DIAGNOSIS FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOLISM IN STUDENTS OF NURSING TECHNICAL TRAINING
BERTA LUISA CORRALES LAGOMASINO *
Medical Sciences School “10 de Octubre”, University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Havana, Cuba.
MARINIEVES GÓMEZ CORRALES
Critical Care, Health Informatics, San Ferrnando General Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
MARIO JOAQUÍN GONZÁLEZ FRAGA
Emergencies and Critical Care, Health Informatics, Interventional Cardiology and Intensive Care for Adults, Southern Medical Service Co. Ltd., Cardiology Service, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
RICARDO IZQUIERDO MEDINA
Medical Sciences School “10 de Octubre”, University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Havana, Cuba.
ILEANA LAZARA RAMOS HERNÁNDEZ
Medical Sciences School “Miguel Enríquez”, University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba and Department of Angel Machaco Ameijeiras”, Methodological Teaching Polyclinic, Havana, Cuba.
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Abstract
Introduction: Alcoholism in the school environment is a negative factor in physical, mental and social development, an investigation was developed based on the search for conditioning aspects of alcohol consumption in students of the School of Medical Sciences, municipality “10 de Octubre” Havana, Cuba in order to support teachers in the daily work which their students.
Methodology: To made the characterization of the Nursing students in technical training at The School of Medical Sciences “10 de Octubre”, a documentary analysis and a survey were carried out as empirical methods, which allowed us to solve the Objective: to specify the aspects conditioning factors over alcohol consumption in students of the Nursing technical training of the School of Medical Sciences "10 de Octubre".
Results: The student survey made it possible, achieve the characterization of the psychosocial, economic, and educational situation, as well as the consumption, knowledge and self-care related to alcohol consumption.
Conclusions: The results allowed to specify the conditioning factors to alcohol consumption and to work from the health promotion to strengthen their self-care when facing alcohol consumption.
Keywords: Alcoholism, alcoholism and students, self-care alcohol and adolescents, conditioning aspects of alcohol consumption in students