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Changes in alcohol use among first year university students in Mexico
Lee Strunin1, Alejandro Díaz-Martínez, L Rosa Díaz-Martínez
11Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health , Boston, Massachusetts , USA.
Background:
Alcohol use and misuse is widespread among university students in many countries. Specific cultural factors may impact alcohol use after entering university.
Objective:
This paper considers changes in alcohol use among first year university students in Mexico.
Methods:
A qualitative study using ethnographic interviews with 57 female and 60 male student drinkers in Mexico City from March to June 2011. Each interview was evaluated by a set of thematic codes developed inductively from the interviews. Findings from excessive, heavy, regular, occasional drinkers, abstainers, and non-drinkers were analyzed to explore whether or not linkages existed between and/or among particular themes.
Results:
Students reported factors associated with changes in role and status, friendships, and increased autonomy as reasons for increasing or decreasing their alcohol use after entering university. CONCLUSIONS/IMPORTANCE: Understanding the influence of Mexican cultural norms on alcohol use among Mexican and Mexican Americans can be helpful in informing studies and preventive efforts among both Mexican and Mexican American young people.
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