Citation

Gascón Jiménez FJ, Jurado Porcel A, Lora Cerezo N, Navarro Gochicoa B, Gascón Jiménez JA, Romanos Lezcano A. An. Esp. Pediatr. 1997; 47(1): 42-45.

Vernacular Title

Consumo de alcohol e influencia del entorno entre escolares de E.G.B.

Affiliation

Facultad de Medicina, U.D. Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Departamento de Pediatría, Córdoba.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Ediciones Doyma)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9382327

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to know the attitude towards alcohol and its consumption among schoolchildren. We also studied the influence of the immediate environment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Participants were a random sample of sixth and eight grade schoolchildren during the 1995 school year from our rural area (n = 14,537). Data were collected from a confidential and anonymous survey about attitude and alcohol consumption. RESULTS: We found that 63% of children had tried alcohol occasionally. Forty-seven percent of them drank on a regular basis. Furthermore, 8% of this group consumed beer daily. Among frequent drinkers, 20.4% had gotten drunk at some time and this was more frequent among boys (p < 0.01) and older students. Forty percent of children did not think alcohol was a drug. Regarding family environment, 37% of fathers consumed alcohol daily in contrast to 4% of mothers. Logistic-regression analyses showed an independent association between alcohol consumption and smoking habits. CONCLUSIONS: A great number of schoolchildren and consumed alcohol occasionally. Boys and older students had gotten drunk more frequently than girls. Moreover, they believe that alcohol is not a drug and cannot perceive it as a harmful substance.

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