TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Alcohol consumption and environmental influence among school children
JO  - Anales Espanoles de Pediatria
A1  - Gascón Jiménez, F. J.
A1  - Jurado Porcel, A.
A1  - Lora Cerezo, N.
A1  - Navarro Gochicoa, B.
A1  - Gascón Jiménez, J. A.
A1  - Romanos Lezcano, A.
SP  - 42
EP  - 45
VL  - 47
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - es
SN  - 0302-4342
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -