Family and risk factors related to alcohol consumption and smoking among children and adolescents (Guayaquil-Equador)

Authors

  • Martha Ramírez Ruiz Universidad de Guayaquil-Ecuador; Escuela de Enfermería
  • Denise de Andrade Universidad de São Paulo; Escuela de Enfermería de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000700008

Keywords:

alcoholism, smoking, risk factors, child, adolescent

Abstract

The present investigation had as objective identifying in a family the possible factors of risk related to the use of alcohol and tobacco in the children and adolescents. It is important to emphasize that study of this nature within a social and culture perspective expresses the attempt to include/understand the factors of risk for the use of tobacco and to drink alcoholic the environmental influences in the familiar surroundings views to prevent futures cases with dependency. For the study used a sample of one hundred families, to that applied to an instrument pre to them established with the people in charge of the respective families. As result were obtained 51% of the schooling level are low, 54% has inferior wage to the basic one, 61% to drink alcoholic. To emphasize that unquestionable the reduction of the casuistry of alcoholism and/or tabaquismo to influence significantly in the quality of the individuals life.

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Published

2005-10-01

Issue

Vol. 13 (2005): Número Especial

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Family and risk factors related to alcohol consumption and smoking among children and adolescents (Guayaquil-Equador). (2005). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 13(spe), 813-818. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000700008