Consumo de alcohol en mujeres universitarias del Sur del Estado de Veracruz, México

Introduction: the consumption of alcohol in women is a problem that grows every day due to the increase in harmful patterns and the age at which they start consumption. erefore, it has become an issue of utmost relevance in the global public health agenda. Objective: to identify alcohol consumption in university female students from the south of the State of Veracruz, Mexico. Method: quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study in which 229 female students from a technological university in the southern zone of the state of Veracruz, Mexico, participated. ey were selected by simple, stratied random probability sampling. A personal data collection instrument and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identication Test (AUDIT) were used. Results: we identied that the mean age when consumption started was 17.1 years; 55.8% of the participants reported alcohol consumption in the last year; the preferred drink was beer (27%); 67.2% of the university students had low risk consumption, 27.3% had high-risk consumption, 4.7% harmful consumption, and 0.8% dependence consumption. Industrial Chemistry Engineering students report a higher highrisk (11.7%), harmful (1.6%), and dependence (0.8%) consumption. Conclusions: more than half of the participants reported drinking alcoholic beverages, with high-risk consumption patterns, showing how vulnerable they are to adopt behaviors that put their health at risk.