Alcohol Drinking Among Kosovar Adolescents: An Examination of Gender-Specific Sociodemographic, Sport, and Familial Factors Associated With Harmful Drinking

Adolescent alcohol consumption is a significant public-health problem, although there is a lack of studies investigating this issue in Kosovo. The aim of this investigation was to examine the prevalence of alcohol drinking, and the factors associated with harmful drinking (HD) in Kosovar 17-18 years...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2016-03, Vol.51 (4), p.533-539
Main Authors: Sajber, Dorica, Tahiraj, Enver, Zenic, Natasa, Peric, Mia, Sekulic, Damir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abused adolescent boys
Abused adolescent girls
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol related disorders
Alcohol related problems
Alcohol use
Confidence intervals
Conflict
Consumption
Demographics
Drinking behavior
Familial factors
Fathers
Female
Gender
Gender differences
Girls
Health
Health authorities
Health problems
Humans
Identification
Independent variables
Intervention
Kosovo - epidemiology
Male
Mothers
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Prevalence
Prevention programs
Public health
Religiosity
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Sexes
Sociodemographics
Sports
Sports - psychology
Substance use disorder
Teenagers
Trafficking
Violence
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Summary:Adolescent alcohol consumption is a significant public-health problem, although there is a lack of studies investigating this issue in Kosovo. The aim of this investigation was to examine the prevalence of alcohol drinking, and the factors associated with harmful drinking (HD) in Kosovar 17-18 years old adolescents. The sample comprised 636 girls and 366 boys (17-18 years old) from Pristina, Kosovo. The independent variables included sociodemographic factors, variables examining familial-monitoring and conflict (familial-variables), and sport-factors. Alcohol-drinking (dependent variable) was measured by means of the alcohol use disorders identification test scale. 39% of the girls and 43% of the boys reported HD (odds ratio (OR) = 1.17; 95% confidence interval = 0.90-1.55). A higher likelihood of HD is found for those girls whose mothers have an advanced education (OR = 1.59), who reported a higher level of conflict with their parents (OR = 1.95), whose parents are frequently absent from home (OR = 1.93), and who reported lower religiosity (OR = 0.90). HD is more frequent among boys who have participated longer in sports (OR = 1.49), whose fathers have an advanced education (OR = 1.80), and who reported higher level of familial conflict (OR = 2.87). The prevalence of HD is high. Knowing the problems related to alcohol drinking in girls (violence, trafficking, etc.), public-health authorities should urgently develop a specific preventive programme (SPP) to combat the misuse of alcohol. In preparing SPP, special attention should be paid to the varying influences of the studied factors on HD in boys and girls.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.3109/10826084.2015.1122064