Family functioning and alcohol consumption in rural adult users: A community prevention strategy

Siccha Tuesta V.; Culquimboz Rojas S.P.; Botello Picón G.M.; Tejada-Muñoz S. · Revista de Ciencias Sociales (2025) · DOI: 10.31876/rcs.v31i4.44875

Resumen

Alcoholism represents a social problem with a high impact on the health of people across various age groups, influencing family functioning and behavior. The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between family functioning and alcohol consumption in rural adults in Pueblo Libre, Amazonas, Peru, specifically addressing it as a community prevention strategy. The study employed a quantitative, descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design with a proposed intervention. The sample consisted of 96 adult participants who met the eligibility criteria. The results show that the majority of the adults were female and belonged to functional to moderately functional families, which may explain the low levels of problematic alcohol consumption. The study concludes that there is a very weak and non-significant negative correlation between the two variables; however, the family remains a protective factor against alcoholism, making the implementation of community prevention strategies necessary through workshops, collective dialogue spaces, and the active participation of community agents as an effective alternative in rural areas. © Licencia de Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas