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- Title
Consumption of alcohol and binge drinking among school-age young invididuals.
- Authors
de Sousa Valentim, Olga Maria Martins; Mendes Moutinho, Lídia Susana; Marques de Carvalho, José Carlos
- Abstract
Objectives: This objective of this study is to understand the consumption of alcohol, in particular the practice of binge drinking (BD), among young people attending compulsory education in the district of Lisbon, Portugal. Methods: This was a descriptive correlational study of quantitative nature. The sample consisted of 174 male and female participants attending compulsory education in the district of Lisbon, Portugal. The following assessment instruments were used: a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C). Data were analyzed using SPSS 25. Results: The sample included participants with a mean age of 15 years old, 75.9% of which had already consumed alcohol, and 23% had already practiced BD; a higher percentage of BD was seen among female participants. Statistically significant differences correlating practice of BD, hazardous drinking as per the AUDIT-C, and type of education attended were seen. Participants of either sex showed the same percentage of hazardous drinking. A positive correlation between age of onset, hazardous drinking, and BD was seen. Conclusion: Early-onset alcohol consumption and BD among school-age young people evidences a pressing need for alcohol consumption prevention actions in Basic Education and increased alcohol consumption literacy among young people, in particular regarding BD.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; RESEARCH methodology; BINGE drinking; QUANTITATIVE research; T-test (Statistics); ALCOHOL drinking; QUESTIONNAIRES; AGE factors in disease; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; STATISTICAL correlation; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL sampling; HIGH school students
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2021, Vol 34, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37689/acta-ape/2021AO01991