TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Alcohol consumption and violence among Argentine adolescents
JO  - Jornal de Pediatria
A1  - Pierobon, Mariaelena
A1  - Barak, Mariam
A1  - Hazrati, Sahel
A1  - Jacobsen, Kathryn H.
SP  - 100
EP  - 107
VL  - 89
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the association between alcohol and violence among Argentine youth. METHODS: Data from the 2007 Argentina Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), a nationally representative survey of middle school students, were examined using age-adjusted logistic regression models. RESULTS: Of the 1,328 participating students aged 13 to 15 years old, 51.9% reported drinking alcohol in the previous month, with higher rates among males (p=0.04) and older students (p<0.01). Both male and female drinkers were nearly twice as likely as non-drinkers to report being physically attacked, being in a physical fight, and having thoughts about self-directed violence. Among drinkers, those who reported poor mental health, were victims of bullying, used tobacco or drugs, or skipped school without per- mission were approximately twice as likely as other drinkers to have engaged in violent activities. CONCLUSION: Public health interventions targeting violence among young adolescents should be developed in combination with alcohol education programs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-7557
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2013.02.015
ID  - ref1
ER  -