What harms do young Australians experience in alcohol-use situations?

McBride, Nyanda; Farringdon, Fiona; Midford, Richard

doi:10.1111/j.1467-842x.2000.tb00723.x

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“…Our findings are similar to those from other studies worldwide; for example, in New Zealand, the most common negative consequences of alcohol among students are hangover (55%), blackouts (33%), and vomiting (21%) (4), and among students in Australia being sick (12.8%), hangovers (12.3%), and being unable to remember what happened after drinking (10.4%) (21). A study among adolescents in Thailand also indicated that the negative consequences were nausea and vomiting (46.9%), being criticized by someone (38.8%), hangover (37.8%), driving a car or motorcycle after drinking (35.4%), and missing class (32.8%) (13).…”

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“…Living with a family seems to be a protective factor, perhaps due to parental control. Our finding is supported by a study among Australian students in which unsupervised drinkers were almost seven times more likely to experience alcohol-related harm than supervised drinkers (21). A study among adolescents in the United States showed that teenagers who are not allowed to drink in school by their parents drink less alcohol during weekends, have a lower frequency of drinking, and tend to experience fewer negative consequences than those who are allowed to drink (20).…”

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Alcohol-related harm among university students in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Knibbe

Giang

et al. 2013

Global Health Action

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Introduction and AimThis study examines the prevalence of and risk factors for alcohol-related harm and types of harm among medical students from Hanoi Medical University (Vietnam). Risk factors include aspects of drinking patterns and relevant socio-demographic variables.Study Design and MethodsA cross-sectional study involving 1st to 6th year students (N=1216; response rate 96.5%). Of these, 210 students from each academic year were randomly selected from a sampling frame covering all students from each academic year. Data were collected using a questionnaire distributed in class by researchers. Drinkers completed 23 questions on alcohol-related harm categorized into: 1) ‘negative influence on daily activities’; 2) ‘social conflict’; 3) ‘loss of control, acute consequences, and withdrawal’; 4) ‘mental health conditions’; and 5) ‘physical and medical health problems’. Logistic and Poisson regression models were used to identify the predictors of alcohol-related harm and the amount of harm, respectively.ResultsThe prevalence of alcohol use associated with at least one or more of the five types of harm was higher in men (81.8%) than in women (60.4%). In female and male students, the most common harm category was ‘loss of control, acute consequences, and withdrawal’ (51.8 and 75.6%, respectively), followed by ‘negative influence on daily activities’ (29.4 and 55.8%, respectively). Age, living away from home, and average number of standard drinks per occasion among male drinkers, and age and frequency of drinking per week among female drinkers were associated with alcohol-related harm.ConclusionsThese data suggest that alcohol-related harm represents a serious public health problem among young educated individuals in Vietnam. The risk factors indicate that prevention should be aimed at aspects of drinking patterns and specific subpopulations defined by gender, age, and (for men only) type of living situation.

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Alcohol-related harm among university students in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Knibbe

Giang

et al. 2013

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“…It has also been shown 10-13 that consumption of five or more drinks on one occasion is a separate predictor for IPV involvement. This is of concern in Australia: a recent national survey indicated that more than 70% of people aged 14 years and older are current drinkers 14 and McBride et al 6 found that young Australians (14-19 year olds) are more likely to drink at hazardous or high-risk levels than any other age group, and more than 66% of young Australians drink at these high levels.…”

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“…6 Consequently, study inclusion was set at 15 years of age. Cases where the primary presenting injury was soft tissue trauma, or facial fracture not including a mandible fracture, were excluded.…”

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Mandible fracture severity may be increased by alcohol and interpersonal violence

O’Meara

Witherspoon

Hapangama

et al. 2011

Australian Dental Journal

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Background: Alcohol as a cofactor in interpersonal violence (IPV) has been established by studies from a number of countries. This study aimed to determine if alcohol was a cofactor in the incidence or severity of mandible fracture. Methods: A prospective study of mandible fracture patients presenting for oral maxillofacial review over 16 months was completed. Injury severity was assessed utilizing the Mandible Injury Severity Score (MISS). Results: A total of 252 facial trauma cases presented to our tertiary referral centre, 83 with fractures of the mandible. The majority of presentations were secondary to IPV (n = 54, 65.06%), 49 (90.74%) of these cases involved alcohol. Overall, alcohol was involved in 63.85% of cases (n = 53). The relative risk of requiring surgical intervention with alcohol involvement was 2.68 (CI = 1.11-9.47). Alcohol significantly increased facial fracture severity for MISS: alcohol (n = 53) 13.07 ± 5.01, no alcohol (n = 30) 11.03 ± 4.87 (p < 0.05). IPV also increased facial fracture severity for MISS: IPV (n = 54) 13.09 ± 4.90, non-IPV (n = 29) 11.00 ± 4.81 (p < 0.05). The angle of the mandible was most commonly fractured (40.5% of cases). Conclusions: Mandible fracture patients, whose injury is a result of IPV, have more severe fractures and a higher likelihood of requiring surgery if alcohol is involved. This correlates to a higher surgical workload, economic and social burden to the community. Primary alcohol and IPV prevention strategies will play an important role in reducing mandible fracture.

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“…Adolescents are more prone towards risk taking and sensation seeking behaviour (Steinberg, 2007). For example, young people who are aged 14 to 19 are more likely to drink at risky levels (McBride et al, 2000) than any other age group in the general population.…”

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Moderating teen drinking: combining social marketing and education

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Acknowledgments 2The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support provided by Queensland Catholic Education Commission and Griffith University and the support of the students, parents, teachers and support staff employed at the schools. Without your support this study would not have been possible. We also wish to thank the anonymous reviewers of our earlier manuscript for their time and valuable insight. Finally, we wish to personally thank Mr. John Percy for his advice and guidance throughout the project. Moderating teen drinking: Combining social marketing and education Abstract PurposeThis paper outlines a pilot study that was undertaken in Australia in 2011 that combined social marketing with education. An intervention targeting 14-16 year olds to influence attitudes and behavioural intentions towards moderate drinking was developed and tested. Game On: Know Alcohol (GO:KA) is a 6 module intervention that is delivered to a year level cohort in an auditorium. GO:KA combines a series of online and offline experiential activities to engage (with) students. Design/MethodologyFollowing social marketing benchmark criteria, formative research and competitive analysis were undertaken to create, implement and evaluate an intervention. The intervention was delivered in one all boys' and one all girls' school in April and June 2011, respectively. A total of 223 year 10 students participated in GO:KA with the majority completing both pre and post surveys. Paired samples t-tests and descriptive analysis were used to assess attitudinal and behavioural intention change. FindingsAttitudinal change was observed in both schools while behavioural intentions changed for girls and not boys according to paired samples t-testing. Post hoc testing indicated gender differences. Research limitationsThe lack of a control group is a key limitation of the current research that can be overcome in the 20 school main study to be conducted in 2013-2015. Originality/valueThe current study provides evidence to suggest that a combined social marketing and education intervention can change teenage attitudes towards moderate drinking whilst only changing behavioural intentions for female teenagers. Analysis of the intervention provides insight into gender differences and highlights the need for a segmented approach.

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What harms do young Australians experience in alcohol-use situations?

Abstract: Objective: An insight into the alcoholrelated experiences of young students in Perth, Western Australia, with particular emphasis to alcohol-related harm.

Cited by 28 publications

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Alcohol-related harm among university students in Hanoi, Vietnam

Alcohol-related harm among university students in Hanoi, Vietnam

Mandible fracture severity may be increased by alcohol and interpersonal violence

Moderating teen drinking: combining social marketing and education

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