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     The Culture ofAlcohol Consumption

    Presented by:

    Ezeokafor, Ngozi Blessing

    Ekwueme Kaosisochukwu Maureen

    Laitan, Benigno !ahael """# !

    Mangana, $gustin

    %abado, $my Leah

    &illon, 'rissa

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    I. Statement of theProblem

    (b)ecti*e of the study

     The study aimed to explore the culture ofalcohol consumption.

    Specically, respond the followingobecti!es are sought"

    #becti!es$

    %. To determine reasons why participants

    engage in alcohol consumption.&. To determine e'ects of alcohol

    consumption.

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    II. (ac)ground of theStudyAlcohol has played a central role in almost all human

    cultures since *eolithic times. All societies, withoutexception, ma)e use of intoxicating substances, alcoholbeing by far the most common.

    +rin)ing is a social acti!ity, usually underta)en by smallgroups of close friends, as drin)ers experiment withalcohol" the drin)ing group begins to de!elop a set ofshared beliefs, habits, and rituals around their drin)ingbeha!ior. Together these are referred to as their

    drin)ing culture.

    In societies, alcoholic be!erages are used as powerfuland !ersatile symbolic tools, to construct andmanipulate the social world.

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    Alcohol is uni!ersally associated with celebration,and drin)ing is, in all cultures, an essentialelement of festi!ity. In societies with an

    ambi!alent, morally charged relationship with-celebration is used as an excuse for drin)ing. Insocieties in which alcohol is a morally neutralelement of normal life alcohol is stronglyassociated with celebration.

    Peer group norms played a role in young peoplesperceptions of binge drin)ing as the done thing,and can in/uence young peoples beha!ior while

    drun) as well as their drin)ing patterns. Somedescribed beha!ing or drin)ing 0uite di'erentlywhen they were out with di'erent groups offriends, or in a single1sex group rather than amixed group.

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    At the family le!el, parents andcaregi!ers play a !ital role in

    in/uencing childrens attitudes andbeha!iours towards alcohol. Parentsare role models with regard to the useof alcohol. Parents can also in/uence

    young people by controlling thea!ailability of alcohol in the home.2indings indicate that parents helpedto set childrens expectations

    concerning drin)ing and subse0uentlyin/uenced their beha!iours.

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    In 2ilipino society, theres a rapidurbani3ation and globali3ation ta)ing placeand all the stressors that go with it, alcohol

    drin)ing is a way of coping, escaping andmedicating oneself among 2ilipinos

    According to the +epartment of 4ealth

    5+#46, 2ilipinos are the hea!iest drin)ers ofalcoholic be!erages in Southeast Asia, Astudys ndings showed that %%7 of thepopulation aged %8 to 9: regularly drin)

    alcoholic be!erages at an a!erage rate ofabout four or more days in a wee). Thestudy also said that &:7 of 2ilipinos aged%8 to %; years old are regular teen drin)ers.

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    +espite the large health, social andeconomic burden associated with use ofalcohol, it has remained a relati!ely low

    priority in public policy, including in publichealth policy, it can be a serious social andeconomic conse0uences for indi!idualsother than the drin)er and for society at

    large.

     The use of alcohol increasingly becomes aproblem which compromises both

    indi!idual and social de!elopment. Causesboth illness and inury to millions more, andincreasingly a'ects younger generationsand drin)ers in de!eloping countries.

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    IlI. 

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    +ata athering -ool

     The researchers gathered data throughobser!ations and inter!iews. Specically, the

    inter!iew guide 0uestionnaire was formulatedbased on the boo) of >edical1Surgical*ursing%& T4  =dition 5&B%B6 by (runer andSuddarth and related literature in alcoholconsumption from ournals and articles, by which

    there were specic set of 0uestions formulated.+ata athering Procedure

    Prior to the actual data gathering of the study, acommunication letter was made and signed bythe barangay chairman where the study wasconducted. Selection of the participants who arealcoholic consumers was made by the barangayhealth wor)er and the barangay chairmans.

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     The researchers introduced the nature ofthe study and themsel!es to theparticipants who agreed to be a part ofthe study and ensured condentiality oftheir identity by using color codes.Properly informed them that theresearchers will utili3ed phone recorderfor an accurate documentation.

    All the participants were informed about

    the condentiality of all the informationgathered from them as they go throughseries of inter!iew and follow1upinter!iew.

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    +ata Management

     The research include data from 5%;6

    participants being inter!iewed abouttheir alcohol related experience. Toorgani3ethe data gatheredtheresearchers listened to the recorded

    data, and transcribed the data fromthe phone recorder. The transcribeddata was printed and was assignedwith labels to categori3e the

    information and to ma)e the dataorgani3ed and comprehensi!e.

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    (b)ecti*es .indings 'onclusion !ecommendation

    /# -o determinereasons whyarticiantsengage inalcoholconsumtion.

    %. >aority of theparticipantsconsume alcoholicbe!eragesregardless of typeto unwind andrelaxation,increased theirappetite beforemealtime, toinduced sleep,facilitate longercon!ersation, andfor pleasure andenoyment. The

    participant alsoengaged in alcoholconsumption dueto curiosity, peer,and bythemsel!es. Theyclaim alcoholconsumption plays

    a part in thetradition, and

    %. Alcoholconsumersconsistentlyconsume alcoholicbe!erages tosymboli3e the endof hea!y wor)ingday, and mar) aswitch from wor)time to rest time.Signicant othersand friends belie!eto ha!e thestrongest impacton attitude

    towards alcoholand drin)ingbeha!iour. Alcoholconsumptionbecomes part oftheir li!es, which isintegrated in theirpractices and

    tradition.

    %. 2ull force ofinformationdissemination intoschools, publicplaces, andcommunitiesregarding onnegati!e e'ects ofalcoholconsumption.

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    (b)ecti*e .indings 'onclusion !ecommendation

    0# -odeterminee1ects ofalcoholconsumtion

    &. Theparticipantsexperiencedhealth benetsand health ris)brought byalcoholconsumption.

     &. Alcoholconsumers canonly considertheir drin)ing tobe a problemonce theyexperienced theunpleasantoutcome.

     &. =ncourageauthorities toorgani3e moreextracurricularacti!ities suchas sports toparticipants topromotewellness andhealth.12or the futureresearchstudies toconduct similarstudy todi'erent locale.

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