Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour Against Alcoholic Drinks in Abiansemal Village, Bali

Alcoholic drinks or beverages contains of fermented/dystalated carbohydrates called ethanol (C2H5OH). Drinking alcohol plays an important social roles in many cultures and are legal in most parts of the world. Alcohol is a depressant, which in low doses causes reduce anxiety, improves socialbility and euphoria. In higher doses cause drunkennes, unconsciousness and death. Long-term use can lead to alcohol abuse, cancer, cardiovascular dissease, neuropsyciatric dissease, gastrointestinal problems, congenital anomalies and alcoholism. Alcohol is the most recreational drugs in the world with about 38,3% people above 15yo being current drinkers. In Indonesia, 4,6% of above 15yo people being current drinkers. In 2015, the Indonesian government banned the sale of alcohol from the small shop with the exception of Bali Province as the most local and international tourism destination. This research takes place in Abiansemal Village, Bali with quantitative descriptive using cross-sectional approach. The number of samples were 96 obtained by the formula using multistage random sampling technique. The results indicate that the level of knowledge and attitude is mostly good (67,7% and 63,5%), while the level of behaviour is 56,1%. An active roles of health workers and government are needed to prevent the increase of long-term drinkers population so that decrease the impact of alcohol related dissease in population.