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Underage drinking in Brazil: findings from a community household survey

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Autor(es):
Coral Rakovski [1] ; Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso [2] ; Jurema Corrêa da Mota [3] ; Francisco I. Bastos [4] ; Flavio Kapczinski ; Raquel Brandini De Boni [6]
Número total de Autores: 6
Afiliação do(s) autor(es):
[1] McMaster University. Neuroscience Graduate Program - Canadá
[2] McMaster University. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences - Canadá
[3] Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
[4] Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
[6] Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Número total de Afiliações: 6
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria; v. 44, n. 3, p. 257-263, 2021-12-15.
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Objectives: Previous studies have estimated the 30-day prevalence of alcohol use to be approximately 21% among youth in Brazil, despite the legal drinking age of 18 years. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of underage drinking and its associated factors among adolescents in Brazil. Methods: The 3rd National Survey on Drug Use by the Brazilian Population (III Levantamento Nacional sobre o Uso de Drogas pela População Brasileira) is a nationwide, multi-stage, probability-sample household survey. Herein, youth between the ages of 12-17 years were included. Lifetime and 12-month alcohol use prevalence were estimated. Factors associated with 12-month alcohol use were evaluated through multivariate analysis considering survey weights and design. Results: Overall, 628 youth were interviewed. Estimated lifetime and 12-month alcohol use were 34.3% (standard error [SE] = 1.9) and 22.2% (SE = 1.7), respectively. Factors associated with 12-month drinking were: other/no religion vs. Christianity; living in rural vs. urban areas; self-reported diagnosis of depression vs. no self-reported depression; lifetime tobacco use vs. no history of tobacco use; and any illicit drug use vs. no history of illicit drug use. Conclusion: Considering that alcohol use is a major risk factor for early death among Brazilian youth, our findings highlight the importance of preventative measures to reduce underage drinking. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 14/50891-1 - INCT 2014: Translacional em Medicina
Beneficiário:Jaime Eduardo Cecilio Hallak
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático