Características sociodemográficas y su relación con el consumo de alcohol y tabaco en los adolescentes entre 15 y 17 años de la Unidad Educativa Luis Cordero de la ciudad de Azogues. Período octubre 2022 - febrero 2023

Abstract

To identify the sociodemographic characteristics and their relationship with alcohol and tobacco consumption in adolescents between 15 and 17 years of age from the Luis Cordero Educational Unit. To measure the risk of alcohol consumption, the AUDIT test was applied, as well as the Fagerström test to measure the level of nicotine dependence and a sociodemographic card. The results obtained show that 65% of the participants have a slight or no dependence on alcohol, and it was demonstrated that the area in which the participants live has a significant influence on the degree of consumption. As for tobacco consumption, 89.2% of students had a low risk of dependence; thus, age, sex, residence, high school level, sports practice, type and frequency of physical activity had an impact on the use of tobacco/nicotine.