Alcohol Use and Its Relation with Demographic, Environmental, and Psychological Factors among Adolescents in Nabawan, Sabah.

IF 1.4 Q4 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Korean Journal of Family Medicine Pub Date : 2024-06-07 DOI:10.4082/kjfm.23.0262
Selly Jaimon, Pravina Deligannu, Fredie Robinson
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Background: Adolescence is an essential stage of a child's development, transitioning them into adulthood. During this time, they are vulnerable to various social issues, such as experimenting with alcohol, among others. Although alcohol consumption was proven to be detrimental to physical and cognitive development toward adulthood, and almost one in 10 Malaysian adolescents aged 13 years and above are current drinkers, studies concerning the driving factors are still scarce. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine alcohol use among 244 adolescents in Nabawan, Sabah.

Methods: This study assessed the associations between alcohol use and three potential factors: demographic, environmental, and psychological. Respondents who were selected through stratified proportionate random sampling answered a set of assessment tools.

Results: Results showed that 30.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 24.91-36.48) of Nabawan adolescents use alcohol. Analysis revealed that older age adolescents 18 years and 19 years, respectively (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.93; P=0.021; aOR, 5.38; P=0.003), having parents (aOR, 4.11; P=0.001) and peers (aOR, 11.57; P<0.001) who consume alcohol were significantly associated with alcohol use. Unexpectedly, good parental monitoring (aOR, 2.46; P=0.019) and discussing serious problems with parents (aOR, 3.86; P=0.001) were significantly associated with alcohol use.

Conclusion: Conclusively, policies on alcohol-related harm reduction and prevention should be developed, especially school-based programs, programs addressing family functioning, and parent-child communication, among others, should be further looked into. Future research on the school environment, adolescents' drinking motives, and the development of practical adolescent-friendly alcohol screening tools are recommendations for improvements.

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沙巴州纳巴旺青少年饮酒情况及其与人口、环境和心理因素的关系。
背景:青春期是儿童成长的一个重要阶段,也是他们向成人过渡的重要阶段。在此期间,他们很容易受到各种社会问题的影响,如尝试酗酒等。尽管事实证明,饮酒不利于他们成年后的身体和认知发展,而且几乎每10个13岁及以上的马来西亚青少年中就有一个是饮酒者,但有关饮酒驱动因素的研究仍然很少。这项横断面研究旨在确定沙巴州纳巴旺市 244 名青少年的饮酒情况:本研究评估了饮酒与三个潜在因素(人口、环境和心理)之间的关联。通过分层比例随机抽样选出的受访者回答了一套评估工具:结果显示,30.7%(95% 置信区间 [CI],24.91-36.48)的那巴湾青少年饮酒。分析表明,18 岁和 19 岁的青少年年龄较大(调整后的几率比 [aOR],3.93;P=0.021;aOR,5.38;P=0.003),有父母(aOR,4.11;P=0.001)和同伴(aOR,11.57;P=0.003):总之,应制定减少和预防酒精相关伤害的政策,特别是以学校为基础的计划、解决家庭功能的计划以及亲子沟通等,都应得到进一步研究。建议今后对学校环境、青少年饮酒动机进行研究,并开发适合青少年使用的实用酒精筛查工具。
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
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