Clinical-epidemiological characterization of alcoholic patients in the Mario Muñoz Monroy Teaching Polyclinic

Abstract

Introduction: Alcoholism is considered a chronic disease of indeterminate etiology and insidious onset, whose characteristic symptoms and signs are proportional to the severity of the condition. Consumption of large amounts of ethanol often produces considerable clinical toxicity and tissue damage, physical dependence, and a dangerous withdrawal syndrome. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out, with the objective of describing the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of alcoholic patients treated at the Mario Muñoz Monroy Teaching Polyclinic in the period from May 2018 to May 2019. A Universe of 67 patients who decided to voluntarily participate in the research. Relative frequencies in percent, mean, and standard deviation were used. Results: The most relevant results were achieved with a predominance of the male sex, the most represented age group is 56 years and over and the age of initiation of alcohol consumption between 26 and 30 years. Conclusions: It is concluded that alcoholism is the most important drug problem, mainly responsible for causing accidents and generating episodes of violence, which have an impact on all spheres of society for the individual.