TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Problems related to alcohol drinking among youth in Jujuy, Argentina
JO  - Salud publica de Mexico
A1  - Alderete, Ethel
A1  - Kaplan, Carl P.
A1  - Nah, Gerard
A1  - Pérez-Stable, Eliseo J.
SP  - 300
EP  - 307
VL  - 50
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - es
SN  - 0036-3634
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -