Prevalence of alcohol and drug consumption among adolescents: data analysis of the National Survey of School Health

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Barreto, Sandhi Maria²  Duarte, Eliane Aparecida¹  Malta, Deborah Carvalho¹  Sardinha, Luciana Monteiro¹  Mascarenhas, Márcio Dênis Medeiros¹  Morais Neto, Otaliba Libânio de¹  Porto, Denise Lopes¹ 

[1] Ministério da Saúde, Brasília;Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil

关键词: adolescence;    school health;    alcohol;    drugs;    risk behavior;    risk factor;    surveillance;    chronic disease.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2011000500014

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of alcohol and other drugs consumption, among adolescent students.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study with conglomerate samples of 60,973 students at freshman year high school in public and private schools in capitals and the Federal District in Brazil, in 2009. The 95% confidence interval and prevalence of alcohol and drug consumption were analyzed.
RESULTS: For the set of surveyed students, the following were identified: experimenting alcoholic beverages (71.4%; 95%CI 70.8-72.0); regular alcoholic beverage consumption (27.3%; 95%CI 26.7-28.0); drunkenness in lifetime (22.1%; 95%CI 21.6-22.7); family is worried when the student gets home drunk (93.8%; 95%CI 93.3-94.2); problems with alcohol use (9.0%; 95%CI 8.6-9.4); consumption of other drugs (8.7%; 95%CI 8.3-9.1).
CONCLUSION: The study shows the extension of the alcohol and drugs problem among Brazilian adolescents, with special emphasis on the easy access of students to alcoholic beverages at parties, bars, stores, and at homes.

【 授权许可】

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