Validación del Test AUDIT para la identificación de hábitos y factores de riesgo que inducen al consumo de sustancias sujetas a fiscalización en los privados de libertad del Centro de Rehabilitación Social Sierra Centro-Norte (Latacunga) en el año 2019.

Abstract

This work has as a purpose to establish the validity of the alcohol use disorders identification Test (AUDIT) test in the identification of psychosocial habits and risk factors of the consumption of substances subject to control (SSF) in persons deprived of liberty (PPL) on the conter-north Sierra region social rehabilitation center (Latacunga) in the year 2019. To do this, a research methodology with a quantitative approach was applied, which allowed to carry out a series of statistical procedures in order to establish the concurrent external validity of the reagent. To base this kind of validation, Pearson correlations and ANOVA associations were performed between the AUDIT test with different variables from other tests belonging to the same Psychological Battery, so it was determined that the reagent is able to detect habits and risk factors in drug use. The outcome results of the study allowed us to recognize specific risk factors that influence substance use within the prison environment. Additionally, the investigation allowed us to recognize which drugs are currently consumed and the frequency of the same, these results contribute to a more current knowledge about the problem of consumption and the problems that comes from it in prisons.