@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol consumption and environmental influence among school children",
journal="Anales Espanoles de Pediatria",
year="1997",
author="Gascón Jiménez, F. J. and Jurado Porcel, A. and Lora Cerezo, N. and Navarro Gochicoa, B. and Gascón Jiménez, J. A. and Romanos Lezcano, A.",
volume="47",
number="1",
pages="42-45",
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.<p /><p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0302-4342",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}