The prevalence of alcohol consumption and its related factors in adolescents: Findings from Global School-based Student Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol consumption has become very common among adolescents in recent years and its prevalence varies in different countries. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of alcohol consumption and related factors in adolescents aged 11 to 16 years.

Methods

This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 288385 adolescents (girls, 53.9% of total) aged 11 to 16 years. In the present study, the GSHS data (2003-2018) available to public on the websites of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and WHO was used. To investigate the factors affecting alcohol consumption, univariate and multivariate logistics models with 95% confidence limits were used.

Results

The overall prevalence of alcohol consumption in adolescents was 25.2%, whic

SUBMITTER: Farnia V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10984532 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature