Binge drinking and illicit drug use among adolescent students

Authors

  • Jakelline Cipriano dos Santos Raposo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Alagoas; Departamento Acadêmico
  • Ana Carolina de Queiroz Costa Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Hospital das Clínicas
  • Paula Andréa de Melo Valença Universidade de Pernambuco
  • Patrícia Maria Zarzar Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Faculdade de Odontologia; Departamento de Odontopediatria e Ortodontia
  • Alcides da Silva Diniz Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Centro de Ciência da Saúde; Departamento de Nutrição
  • Viviane Colares Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Departamento de Clínica e Odontologia Preventiva
  • Carolina da Franca Universidade de Pernambuco; Faculdade de Odontologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2017051006863

Keywords:

Adolescent Behavior, Binge Drinking, epidemiology, Alcoholic Beverages, Street Drugs, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, utilization

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of illicit drug use and its association with binge drinking and sociodemographic factors among adolescent students. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study with probabilistic conglomerate sampling, involving 1,154 students, aged 13 to 19 years old, from the public school system, in the city of Olinda, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, carried out in 2014. We used the Youth Risk Behavior Survey questionnaire, validated for use with Brazilian adolescents. The Chi-square test (≤ 0.05) and Poisson regression analysis were used to estimate the prevalence ratios, with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS Use in life of illicit drugs was four times more prevalent among students who reported binge drinking (95%CI 3.19–5.45). Being in the age group of 16 to 19 years, being male, and having no religion were also significantly associated with illicit drug use. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of use in life of illicit drugs was higher in this study than in other studies carried out in Brazil and it was strongly associated with binge drinking. This factor was associated with gender, age, and religion.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 51 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Raposo, J. C. dos S., Costa, A. C. de Q., Valença, P. A. de M., Zarzar, P. M., Diniz, A. da S., Colares, V., & Franca, C. da. (2017). Binge drinking and illicit drug use among adolescent students. Revista De Saúde Pública, 51, 83. https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2017051006863