Abstract
To analyze the images of alcohol in the rite of passage of adolescents of a quilombola community. Qualitative and participatory study was developed by Creative and Sensitive Method, and guided by generated questions: "In my house, alcohol is..."; "Near my house, I see alcohol in..." Ten adolescents who live in a quilombola community in the north of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, participated in the group dynamics. The material was submitted to a thematic analysis. Images of alcohol are common in the daily life of adolescents and can be seen in bars drinks, in their homes or in soccer fields; in different moments within the community (weekend barbecues, church celebrations, after soccer); and also in rites of passage, where adolescents first sipped or tasted alcohol with friends or socially with adults. Alcohol in quilombola communities is cultural, and socially accepted, which turns it into a challenge for health professionals to promote health education with these adolescents.
Highlights
Alcohol is the most widely used licit drug in the world
Participatory study[9,10] with a qualitative approach developed in the group dynamic of Creative and Sensitive Method (CSM), a type of inquiry based on art[11]
Livelihood of families comes from work in rural areas, from allowances of the Brazilian Cash Transfer Program from the Federal Government (Bolsa Família), Continuous Cash Benefit, Unified Social Care System, and rural retirement
Summary
Alcohol is the most widely used licit drug in the world. Its sale is permitted by law to people aged over 18 years old and with self-determination[1]. According to data from the National Adolescent Health School Survey of 2015 (PeNSE, as per its acronym in Portuguese), 55.5% of 9th-grade students in elementary schools, aged between 13 and 15, reported that they had sipped or tasted alcohol and 21.4% have already been in a state of drunkenness[2]. In Brazil, the consumption and sale of alcohol to adolescents is forbidden by law[1]; data from this survey show that it is widely consumed and its continued use can lead to chemical or psychological addiction. The usual amount of alcohol consumed varies according to gender, income, school background, type of family, religion and sociodemographic characteristics of the place where adolescents live[2,3,4,7]
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