Binge drinking and associated factors among school students: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prevalence and correlating factors of binge drinking among middle and high school students in Zhejiang Province, China.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study using data from a school-based survey. A total of 23 543 (response rate=97.5%) eligible adolescents from 442 different schools (including middle schools, academic high schools and vocational high schools) were asked to fill in an anonymous self-administered behaviour questionnaire between April and May 2017. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the associations of sociodemographic and behavioural factors with binge drinking.

Results

The mean (SD) age of participants was 15.6 (1.7) years and 51.3% were boys. The proportions of students from middle school

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898305 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature