Alcohol-related knowledge and attitudes as predictors of drinking behaviours among Portuguese university students

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Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the perception of peers’ changes in alcohol-related behaviour is strongly linked to changes in students’ own alcohol use, and this fact needs to be taken into account when developing effective strategies and prevention programs [ 62 ]. This agrees with the results of Alves et al [ 63 ], who found that current residence, drinking peers, alcohol-related knowledge and attitudes about alcohol have a statistically significant effect on the probability of developing a risky pattern of alcohol use among university students. This can also explain the discrepancy between results in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.…”

Socio-Demographic Insights: A Five Country Study on Students' Drinking Behaviour

“…More recent studies (Alves et al, 2021;Lategan et al, 2017;Nyandu & Ross, 2020) argue that a better understanding of the drinking behaviour of university students is essential to address the drinking-related challenges. Additional insights into drinking behaviour can be gained by investigating various socio-demographic groups (WHO, 2021).…”

The level of consumers’ knowledge on the influence of ethyl alcohol on health – a review of literature

“…The conducted research on the level of consumers' knowledge of the impact of ethanol on health concerns mainly specific professional groups [30,31] or focuses on the analysis of women's knowledge in various physiological states [32] and is often conducted on small population groups that cannot be considered representative [33,34].…”

“…Analysing the research conducted in different regions of the world, it was observed that consumers' general knowledge of alcoholic beverages is low [32][33][34][35], only a small percentage of respondents are aware of the existence of guidelines on the amount of ethanol consumed considered to be safe [31,35], most respondents cannot estimate the energy value of alcoholic beverages [35,36] or cannot indicate the symptoms of ethanol dependence [37] and possible risks of its excessive consumption [34,36]. Due to the observed gaps in knowledge and misconceptions about the impact of ethanol on health, an attempt was made to compare the level of knowledge and beliefs of consumers of alcoholic beverages from different regions of the world regarding the impact of ethyl alcohol on health.…”