Exposição ao álcool entre escolares e fatores associados

Abstract

OBJECTIVETo describe the prevalence of alcohol consumption among adolescent school students and identify its individual and contextual associated factors.METHODSThe present research used data from the 2009 National School Health Survey (PeNSE), which included a sample of 59,699 9th grade students in Brazilian capitals and the Federal District. The association between regular alcohol consumption and independent explanatory variables was measured by means of the Pearson’s Chi-square test, with a 0.05 significance level. The explanatory variables were divided into four groups based on affinity (sociodemographic; school and family context; risk factors; and protection factors). A multivariate analysis was carried out for each group, always adjusting for age and sex. Variables with p < 0.10 were used in the final multivariate analysis model.RESULTSThe highest alcohol consumption in the preceding 30 days was independently associated with pupils aged 15 years (OR = 1.46) and over, female (OR = 1.72), white, children of mothers with higher education, studying in private school, students who had tried smoking (OR = 1.72) and drug use (OR = 1.81), with regular tobacco consumption (OR = 2.16) and those who have had sexual intercourse (OR = 2.37). The factors related to family were skipping school without parental knowledge (OR = 1.49), parents not knowing what children do in their free time (OR = 1.34), having fewer meals with their parents (OR = 1.22), reporting that parents do not care (OR = 3.05), or care little (OR = 3.39) if they go home drunk, and having suffered domestic violence (OR = 1.36).CONCLUSIONSThe results reinforce the importance of viewing alcohol consumption among adolescents as a complex, multifactorial and socially determined phenomenon.

Involvement of Adolescents From Northern Portugal With Alcohol

“…[24][25] However, there are studies that show a higher prevalence of consumption among female adolescents, as shown in studies conducted in Brasil. [26][27][28] Differences between Brazilian studies and the present study might be explained by the diversity in location, since Portugal, where the present study was conducted, is very traditional, with risk behaviors more associated with the male gender.…”

Atendimentos de jovens vítimas de agressões em serviços públicos de urgência e emergência, 2011: diferenças entre sexos

“…A study conducted with 9 th grade elementary school students attending public and private schools in Brazil found that half (50.3%) of these adolescents had already begun drinking alcohol, showing early alcohol initiation which was even more frequent between those aged 12 to 13 27 . This provides evidence of the need for protective legislative measures, as well as stricter inspection of alcohol sales to young people, especially in venues such as bars and the like which, in this study, appear as important places for the occurrence of assaults.…”

Drogadição na Adolescência: Família como Fator de Risco ou Proteção

“…A família pode ser considerada fator de risco ou de proteção para o envolvimento com substâncias psicoativas porque os pais são figuras importantes na vida dos filhos e, por meio de suas atitudes, influenciam ou não os filhos ao consumo, o que varia a partir do modo como as relações familiares se estabelecem e se mantêm (Broecker & Jou, 2007;Costa, Camurça, Braga, & Tatmatsu, 2012;Gabatz et al, 2013;Malta et al, 2014;Matos, Carvalho, Costa, Gomes, & Santos, 2012;Paiva & Ronzani, 2009).…”