[Alcohol consumption among high school students in Brescia, Italy]. / Indagine sui consumi, atteggiamenti e conoscenze nei confronti delle bevande alcoliche tra gli studenti delle scuole secondarie di secondo grado di Brescia.
Ann Ig
; 22(2): 165-75, 2010.
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| ID: mdl-20476656
ABSTRACT
A random sample of 1,495 high school student of 9th and 13th grade in Brescia, North Italy, were interviewed about their alcohol consumption, knowledge and attitudes using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. The percentages of students who usually consumed alcoholic beverage, were 39.7% and 30.3% in males and females, respectively, in 9th grade students and were 51.4% and 23.8% in males and females, respectively, in 13th grade students. The frequency of drunkenness during the month previous the interview was, among 9th graders 6.9% males and 8.7% females; among 13th graders 20.7% males and 13.3% females. The following variables were positively associated with alcohol consumption 1) regular smoking; 2) peer alcohol drinking (best friend and partner); 3) parents' alcohol consumption. When comparing the present survey with a previously carried out in 1989, similar results were found as regards alcohol consumption; on the contrary higher prevalence of drunkenness was found in the 2008 survey, that in the 1989 one.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Ann Ig
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article