ALCOHOL PROBLEMATIC CONSUMPTION AND ASSOCIATED VARIABLES AMONG USERS OF A PRIMARY CARE SERVICE

Objective: to identify the problematic consumption of alcohol and variables associated (socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral) of users of a primary health care service located in the city of Sao Paulo/ SP. Method: cross-sectional study with 865 users of a primary health care service in the city of Sao Paulo. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and questionnaire with socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral variables were applied. The association between each independent variable of the study and the problematic consumption of alcohol was made through Poisson regression estimating the adjusted prevalence ratio with 95% CI. In the statistical analysis it was by logistic regression and probability tests of problematic consumption by odds ratio. Results: it was found 31,1% made problematic alcohol. Among these, 15,5% made risk use, 4,1% harmful use and 11,5% had probable alcohol use disorder. Conclusion: variables associated with problematic consumption were be male gender, younger, sexually transmitted infections, use of substances, consumption of beer and consumption of drip and beer.