TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Decreasing prevalence of alcohol consumption among Greek adolescents
JO  - American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders
A1  - Arvanitidou, Malamatenia
A1  - Tirodimos, Ilias
A1  - Kyriakidis, Ioannis
A1  - Tsinaslanidou, Zinovia
A1  - Seretopoulos, Demitris
SP  - 411
EP  - 417
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - AIM OF THIS STUDY: To obtain data on alcohol consumption among school children of secondary education and to investigate any correlation to their health behaviors and parental socioeconomic status. METHODS: A questionnaire was distributed to students from a representative sample of 15 schools from Thessaloniki, the second (after Athens) largest metropolitan city of Greece. A total of 1185 students (505 males, 680 females) participated. RESULTS: 286 males (56.6%) and 329 females (48.4%) reported consuming alcohol. The initiation of drinking was at the age of 13.2 years for boys and 13 years for girls. Alcohol drinking was positively associated with socio-demographic variables and negative health behaviors such as parental low level of education, lack of physical exercise, coffee consumption, and smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Although our results show a decrease in alcohol use, which is more pronounced in male students, the prevalence of frequent alcohol consumption is among the highest in Europe's countries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0095-2990
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990701315384
ID  - ref1
ER  -