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ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Deni Rkman
orcid.org/0000-0002-8843-7535
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet, Šalata 3, 10 000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sandro Gašpar
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet, Šalata 3, 10 000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mirjana Kujnudžić-Tiljak
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet, Škola narodnog zdravlja Andrija Štampar, Rockefellerova ulica 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Marjeta Majer
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet, Škola narodnog zdravlja Andrija Štampar, Rockefellerova ulica 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Alcohol consumption among adolescents could be a part of experimentation during psychological development,
but also it could become a habit and lead to addiction and diseases. It is socially acceptable
behavior in our culture and is a common type of entertainment among adolescents. The aim of this study
was to present the habits and prevalence of alcohol consumption among adolescents in Republic of
Croatia.
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Sažeci radova / Abstracts
Literature review showed that according to The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other
Drugs (ESPAD) from 1995 to 2015, alcohol in Croatia is perceived as easily accessible. Consequently
there was an increasing trend in proportion of fifteen-year-olds who drank alcohol at least once in last 12
month (from 82% to 92%), while other countries included in the survey showed decreasing trend (from
90% to 80%). Five or more drinks (binge drinking) in the last 30 days in 2015, have consumed 47% of
adolescents (51% of boys and 42% of girls) which places Croatia on the sixth place of 37 countries. Boys
mostly consumed beer (57%), and girls wine (43%). Results of The Health Behavior in School-aged
Children (HBSC), WHO 2014 study in Croatia showed that proportion of adolescents aged 11, 13 and
15 who have been drunk two or more times increases with age in, both, boys (4%, 12%, 40%) and girls
(1%, 6%, 24%), which places Croatia among the top five of the 44 participating countries. Boys in all
age groups were more prone to drinking than girls (40% vs 24% at age of 15). According to the Standardized
European Alcohol Research (RARHA-SEAS) prevalence of excessive episodic drinking in Croatia,
at least once a month in the last 12 months, was 11% and was the highest in the age group 18-34 years
(17%). Alcohol was consumed most frequently (once a week or more) at home (30%) or with friends,
colleagues and acquaintances (30%). Research conducted among first year medical students University
of Zagreb in academic year 2015/2016 showed prevalence of binge drinking of 72% (80% in males, and
67% in females). The highest proportion of male (38%) and female (37%) students consumed five or
more drinks in a row, six or more times in a last 12 months.
Results of this studies show that the consumption of alcohol among adolescents in Croatia is a significant
public health problem. Prevention should focus on timely education of adolescents, health-promoting
activities, social marketing and the implementation of legal measures in the sense of respecting the age
limit for alcohol sales.
Ključne riječi
adolescents; alcohol; risk factor
Hrčak ID:
198864
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2017.
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