Abstract

PAEZ-ZAPATA, Esteban  and  POSADA, Isabel Cristina. Meanings of Alcohol Consumption in a Rural Community in Antioquia, Colombia, 2010-2011. Rev. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.1, pp.77-90. ISSN 1692-7273.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revsalud13.01.2015.06.

Objective: To understand the meaning that alcohol consumption has for a rural community. Materials and methods: A qualitative research project based on grounded theory and symbolic interactionism. The study had 18 participants and included key members of the community and territorial agents. Results: Alcohol consumption is seen as an emotional event allowing people expressing their feelings and emotions, especially when the culture doesn't favor such expressions in sober conditions. Furthermore, alcohol helps to overcome difficulties because it is seen as an alternative for coping with painful situations. Conclusion: It is necessary to provide education focusing on emotional development, which is understood as an opportunity to get in touch with one's emotions and express them. This will make it possible to offer solutions that are in tune with reality by proposing and formulating programs for health promotion and for preventing and addressing alcohol abuse and dependence.

Keywords : Drinking; Emotions; Rural; Culture.

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