Health behaviours connected with alcohol consumption and knowledge about the effects of alcohol abuse among junior high school adolescents
Journal Title: Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu - Year 2013, Vol 19, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction and objective: The aim of the research was the assessment of health behaviours connected with alcohol consumption and knowledge about the effects of alcohol abuse among junior high school students in Lublin Voivodeship. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in December 2008 by means of a survey, an auditorium questionnaire. 135 students in the third class of junior high schools from Lublin, Lubartów and Wola Sernicka (Lublin Voivodeship) were examined. An original questionnaire and a standard Cage test were used as research tools. Results: Above 80% of the students admitted drinking alcohol ever in life. The average initiation age in the group of students who had contact with alcohol was 12.96±1.73 years. The alcohol initiation in girls took place essentially later than in boys. 42.2% of the examined youth consumed alcohol several times a year. Almost 25% of the examined admitted to consumption of alcohol several times a month. Alcohol was consumed more often by males than females. Beer and wine were the most popular alcoholic beverages among the examined youth. According to 27.4% of underage adolescents, alcohol was easily accessible. Taking part in birthday or name day celebrations was the most frequent reason for drinking alcohol. The second reason was willingness to be in a better mood, the subsequent reasons were overcoming fear and pressure from peers. The youth’s knowledge about the effects of alcohol abuse can be evaluated as poor. The level of knowledge was higher among females than males. According to the outcomes of the Cage test, it was proved that 22.2% of the pupils showed high a probability of alcohol addiction. Conclusions: There is the need of heath education among junior high school adolescents concerning the consequences of alcohol abuse.Key words: alcohol consumption, ethanol, students, knowledge, health education
Authors and Affiliations
Dorota Żołnierczuk-Kieliszek, Teresa Kulik, Renata Sidor, Mariola Janiszewska, Agata Stefanowicz, Anna Pacian, Jolanta Pacian
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