Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Problemas relacionados con el consumo de alcohol en jóvenes de la provincia de Jujuy, Argentina / Problems related to alcohol drinking among youth in Jujuy, Argentina
Alderete, Ethel; Kaplan, Celia P; Nah, Gregory; Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J.
  • Alderete, Ethel; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. AR
  • Kaplan, Celia P; University of California San Francisco. Department of Medicine. Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations. Division of General Internal Medicine. US
  • Nah, Gregory; University of California San Francisco. Department of Medicine. Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations. Division of General Internal Medicine. US
  • Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J; University of California San Francisco. Department of Medicine. Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations. Division of General Internal Medicine. US
Salud pública Méx ; 50(4): 300-307, jul.-agosto 2008. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-487602
RESUMEN
OBJETIVO: Examinar los patrones de consumo y los problemas relacionados con el alcohol en jóvenes de la provincia de Jujuy, Argentina. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: En el año 2005 se aplicó una encuesta a una muestra representativa de 2924 jóvenes de noveno grado (12-17 años), incluidas la información sociodemográfica y de consumo y la prueba AUDIT-C. RESULTADOS: Hasta 9 por ciento de las mujeres y 11 por ciento de los varones refirieron consumo de riesgo; asimismo, 12 por ciento de las mujeres y 19 por ciento de los varones notificaron síntomas de dependencia. Las mujeres presentaban menor probabilidad que los varones de experimentar síntomas de dependencia (RM ajustada 0.7; IC95 por ciento 0.6-0.8) o de consumo perjudicial (RM ajustada 0.7; IC95 por ciento 0.6-0.8). Tener mayor edad, trabajar y asistir al turno nocturno fueron factores de riesgo para el consumo de riesgo, síntomas de dependencia y consumo perjudicial. CONCLUSIONES: Los resultados ponen de relieve la importancia de instituir intervenciones de prevención y tratamiento para los adolescentes.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To examine drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems among youth in Jujuy, Argentina. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A survey was conducted in 2005 with a representative sample of 9th grade youth (12 to 17 years old) including sociodemographic and consumption data, and the AUDIT-C test. RESULTS: Nine percent of girls and 11 percent of boys reported hazardous drinking; 12 percent of girls and 19 percent of boys reported dependence symptoms. The odds ratio for dependence symptoms (adjusted OR 0.7; 95 percentCI: 0.6-0.8) and for hazardous drinking (adjusted OR 0.7; 95 percentCI: 0.6-0.8) was significantly lower for girls compared with boys. Older age, working, and attending night school were risk factors for hazardous drinking, dependence symptoms, and harmful drinking. CONCLUSIONS: A significant proportion of youth reported problematic patterns of alcohol drinking, highlighting the need to implement prevention and treatment interventions tailored to the adolescent population.
Subject(s)

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Alcohol Drinking / Alcoholism Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: Spanish Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2008 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Argentina / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas/AR / University of California San Francisco/US

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Alcohol Drinking / Alcoholism Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina Language: Spanish Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2008 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Argentina / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas/AR / University of California San Francisco/US