Factors associated with heavy alcohol use among students in Brazilian capitals

• Autor(a) principal: Galduróz, José Carlos F
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Sanchez, Zila van der Meer, Opaleye, Emérita Sátiro, Noto, Ana Regina, Fonseca, Arilton Martins, Gomes, Paulo Leonardo Sirimarco, Carlini, Elisaldo Araújo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32766
• topic: Estudiantes; Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas; Composición Familiar; Factores Socioeconómicos; Estudios Transversales; Students; Alcohol Drinking; Family Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Estudantes; Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas; Características da Família; Fatores Socioeconômicos; Estudos Transversais

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between heavy use of alcohol among students and family, personal and social factors. METHODS: Cross-sectional study including public school students aged ten to 18 from 27 Brazilian capital cities in 2004. Data was collected using an anonymous, self-report questionnaire that was adapted from a World Health Organization instrument. A representative sample comprising 48,155 students was stratified by census tracts and clusters (schools). The associations between heavy alcohol use and the factors studied were analyzed using logistic regression at a 5% significance level. RESULTS: Of all students, 4,286 (8.9%) reported heavy alcohol use in the month prior to the interview. The logistic regression analysis showed an association between fair or poor relationship with the father (OR = 1.46) and the mother (OR = 1.61) and heavy use of alcohol. Following a religion (OR = 0.83) was inversely associated with heavy alcohol consumption. Sports practice and mother perceived as a "liberal" person had no significance in the model. However, a higher prevalence of heavy use of alcohol was seen among working students. CONCLUSIONS: Stronger family ties and religion may help preventing alcohol abuse among students.