在巴拿马的上学青少年中使用酒精的流行和预测因素:基于人口的跨部门研究
Paul Obeng1, Francis Sambah1, Jacob Owusu Sarfo1
1Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 27, 2023
概括
在巴拿马,30.6%的13-17岁的青少年报告使用酒精. 预测因素包括身体战斗,受伤,担忧,父母吸烟和久坐,这凸显了针对性干预的必要性.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药物使用研究研究 药物使用研究
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,青少年的酒精使用是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 了解患病率和预测因素对于有效的预防策略至关重要.
- 巴拿马缺乏关于青少年饮酒模式的全面数据.
研究的目的:
- 确定巴拿马上学年青少年中饮酒的普遍性.
- 确定与青少年饮酒相关的关键预测因素.
- 为制定有针对性的公共卫生干预措施提供信息.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项全国性基于学校的横截面调查 (2018年巴拿马全球学校学生健康调查 (GSHS)).
- 来自13至17岁的青少年的数据使用Pearson的Chi-square测试和加权二进制后勤回归来分析.
- 报告了具有95%置信区间 (CI) 的调整几率比率 (AOR),在p < 0.05.5时具有显著性.
主要成果:
- 巴拿马青少年中使用酒精的患病率为30.6%.
- 增加酒精使用的预测因素包括参与身体战斗,遭受严重伤害,高度担心,父母吸烟,久坐不动,多个性伴侣和安非他命使用.
- 较低的年级水平和不从餐馆吃饭与较低的酒精使用率有关.
结论:
- 巴拿马青少年的酒精使用量很大,受到一系列社会行为和环境因素的影响.
- 涉及政府部门,社区和个人的多层次协作方法对于干预开发至关重要.
- 预防策略应侧重于促进积极的学校环境,以制酒精使用和相关的反社会行为.
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