Decline in alcohol use among adolescents in Slovakia: a reason for optimism?

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2016.08.003" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2016.08.003</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2016.08.003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.puhe.2016.08.003</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Decline in alcohol use among adolescents in Slovakia: a reason for optimism?

Original language description

Objectives: To analyze selected indicators of alcohol use (lifetime use, initiation of drinking at {= 13 years of age, weekly use, beverage preferences, initiation of drunkenness at {= 13 years of age and lifetime drunkenness) in adolescents in Slovakia from 2006 to 2014. Study design: The Health Behaviour in School Aged Children (HBSC) study is a cross-sectional questionnaire study. Methods: A standardized uniform questionnaire was used in representative samples of 11-, 13- and 15-year-old adolescents. In Slovakia, the HBSC study was undertaken in 2006 (n = 3972), 2010 (n = 5089) and 2014 (n = 4369). Results: Over the study period, decreases were observed in weekly drinking (from 34.3% to 21.0% in 15-year-old boys and from 22.1% to 11.9% in 15-year-old girls), lifetime drinking and initiation of drinking at {= 13 years of age. In terms of beverage preferences, the reduction in beer consumption was most notable. Approximately one-third of respondents got drunk for the first time at {= 13 years of age, and this remained consistent throughout the study period. Conclusions: The declining trend in alcohol use among adolescents in Slovakia may reflect a progressive change in the social environment and is attributable, at least in part, to policy improvements such as pricing and stricter legislation and enforcement.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Public Health

ISSN

0033-3506

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

139

Issue of the periodical within the volume

OCT 2016

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

203-208

UT code for WoS article

000386189500027

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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