@article{ref1,
title="Problems related to alcohol drinking among youth in Jujuy, Argentina",
journal="Salud publica de Mexico",
year="2008",
author="Alderete, Ethel and Kaplan, Carl P. and Nah, Gerard and Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J.",
volume="50",
number="4",
pages="300-307",
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% of boys reported hazardous drinking; 12% of girls and 19% of boys reported dependence symptoms. The odds ratio for dependence symptoms (adjusted OR 0.7; 95%CI: 0.6-0.8) and for hazardous drinking (adjusted OR 0.7; 95%CI: 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.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0036-3634",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}