TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Alcohol drinking and pro-drinking practices in parents of Hong Kong adolescents
JO  - Alcohol and alcoholism
A1  - Au, Wing Man
A1  - Ho, Sai Yin
A1  - Wang, Man Ping
A1  - Lo, Wing Sze
A1  - Tin, Sze Pui Pamela
A1  - Huang, Rong
A1  - Lam, Tai Hing
SP  - 668
EP  - 674
VL  - 49
IS  - 6
N2  - AIMS: We investigated the prevalence of various parental pro-drinking practices and its association with parental drinking status. <br><br>METHODS: A school-based survey was completed by 2200 students (mean age 14.8, SD 2.0; boys 51.4%) from 4 randomly selected secondary schools in Hong Kong. Students reported whether they had ever experienced each of nine parental pro-drinking practices (PPDPs). <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, 67.5% of students reported at least one PPDP, but the prevalence was much higher if both parents were drinkers (89.0%) compared with non-drinkers (38.8%). The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) (95% CI) of experiencing at least one PPDP was 6.79 (4.98, 9.26) if either parent drank and 15.71 (10.50, 23.50) if both drank compared with none (P for trend <0.001). Compared with non-drinking, the AORs (95% CI) of experiencing at least one PPDP for occasional drinking and frequent drinking were 6.72 (5.03, 8.98) and 18.11 (9.88, 33.18) in fathers (P for trend <0.001), and 7.33 (5.15, 10.44) and 5.33 (1.98, 14.45) in mothers. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of PPDPs was generally low in non-drinking parents, but increased dramatically with the number of drinking parents and the frequency of paternal drinking.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-0414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu063
ID  - ref1
ER  -