Pathways Linking Childhood Physical Abuse to Alcohol Misuse in Adolescent Boys and Girls: A Prospective Cohort Study From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Moraes, Cláudia Leite; Ferreira, Marcela de Freitas; Reichenheim, Michael Eduardo; Silva, Aline Gaudard e; Veiga, Glória Valéria da

doi:10.15288/jsad.2020.81.362

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“… 5 , 6 Several risk factors for underage drinking have been identified, such as childhood physical abuse, parenting factors, peer influences, conduct problems, and depression. 9 , 34 , 35 Fortunately, there is some evidence suggesting that the implementation of interventions including family-based prevention programs, mentoring, mHealth technology (e.g., mobile applications, social networking websites, text messages, etc. ), and public health measures (e.g., restrictions on alcohol availability, taxation to increase prices, etc.)…”

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Underage drinking in Brazil: findings from a community household survey

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Braz. J. Psychiatry

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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 Populac¸a ˜o Brasileira) is a nationwide, multi-stage, probabilitysample 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.

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