Alcohol use among Croatian adolescents: the alignment of 13-year-old and 15-year-old girls with boys, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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• Autor: Maja Valentić
• Autor: Tonka Karin
• Autor: Luka Šimetin
• Autor: Lara Petković
• Autor: filip Šimetin
• Autor: Mirjana Kujundžić tiljak
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Medicinski fakultet; (KATEDRA ZA MEDICINSKU STATISTIKU, EPIDEMIOLOGIJU I MEDICINSKU INFORMATIKU)
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO; Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita; Epidemiologija

Sažetak (engleski)

Aim: To determine age and gender patterns of alcohol use among Croatian pupils and assess whether alcohol use was associated with factors related to school, peers, family, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Data were collected from the 2022 Health Behavior in School-aged Children cross-sectional study conducted in Croatia involving 5338 pupils. Pearson χ2 test and multivariate logistic regression were performed.

Results: At the age of 11, boys were drinking alcohol more than girls (P<0.001), while 13- and 15-year-old girls aligned with boys. Lifetime alcohol use was positively associated with schoolwork pressure in 11-year-old girls (OR 3.28, CI 1.36-7.75) and boys (OR 1.87, CI 1.03-3.37). The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected mental health in 13- (OR 2.21, 1.56-3.13) and 15-year-old girls (OR 1.50, CI 1.01-2.23), and life in 15-year-old boys (OR 1.83, 1.03-3.27). Recent alcohol use was positively associated with hospitalization of a close family member for COVID-19 in 11-year-old girls (OR 2.35, 1.05-5.28), low peer support in 13-year-old boys (OR 1.49, 1.01-2.20), difficult communication with father in 15-year-old girls (OR 1.49,1.05-2.12), negative COVID-19 impact on mental health in 13-year-old girls (OR 1.67,1.13-2.47), and negative COVID-19 impact on life in 15-year-old boys (OR 1.79, 1.08-2.98). Lifetime drunkenness was positively associated with negative COVID-19 impact on mental health in 13- (OR, 2.03,1.28-3.21) and 15-year-old girls (OR 2.12, 1.49-3.01), and with positive or neutral COVID-19 impact on life in 15-year-old girls (OR 0.65, 0.43-0.97).

Conclusion: Preventive activities should offer support systems to minimize the negative COVID-19 impact, with special attention to girls' needs.

• Ključne riječi (engleski): Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior / psychology; Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology; COVID-19 / epidemiology; COVID-19 / prevention & control; COVID-19 / psychology; Child; Croatia / epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Health / statistics & numerical data; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; Sex Factors
• Jezik: engleski
• Vrsta publikacije: Znanstveni rad - Izvorni znanstveni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Naslov časopisa: Croatian Medical Journal
• Brojčani podaci: vol. 65, br. 6, str. 483-492
• p-ISSN: 0353-9504
• e-ISSN: 1332-8166
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2024.65.483
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:208565
• Datum objave publikacije: 2024-12-30
• URL dokumenta: https://www.cmj.hr/2024/65/6/39812097.htm
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2025-01-24 11:52:11