Alcohol consumption and binge drinking among dental students of a university

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of alcohol consumption among dental college students and factors associated with binge drinking. This was a cross-sectional study with a representative sample, held on a private university Teresina - PI. A structured questionnaire with questions validated for self-assessment. The association between variables was assessed using the chi-square test, assuming a significance level of 5% (p <0.05). Two hundred fifty-five questionnaires were analyzed. The prevalence of alcohol consumption among the sample of the study was 50.2%, and the once of binge drinking had a prevalence of 18.4%. The difference of sex and villas presented with high significance (p < 0.01). These rates are significantly high and require specific strategies from managers and educational institutions to get this problem under control.