Family history of alcohol consumption and its relationship with alcohol consumption in nursing university students

Abstract

The family history of alcohol consumption (HFCA) and its relationship with alcohol consumption in university students were evaluated. Quantitative study, correlational and transversal. Non-probability sample 175 nursing students from occident center Mexico, sampling at convenience. Instruments: History family consumer inventory of alcohol (=.77) and questionnaire AUDIT (=.78). Anonymous, confidence and retraction were established. Descriptive statistic and Pearson´s x 2 were used. Mostly women (82.9%), single (94.9%), mean 21.67 (SD=3.753), first year college (36.6%), living with parents (66.3%). They drink alcohol at least once in their lives (66.3%) of the sample; 65.1% demonstrated negative family history alcohol consumption and 81.7% had low risk of alcohol consumer. There was not statistic meaningful relationship (x²=6.529, p=0.89) between HFCA and alcohol consumer. We suggest proposing strategies in order to reduce alcohol consumption.