Alcohol, binge drinking and associated mental health problems in young urban chileans

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dc.contributor.authorMason-Jones, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorCabieses, Báltica
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-08T11:38:01Z
dc.date.available2017-05-08T11:38:01Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractObjective To explore the link between alcohol use, binge drinking and mental health problems in a representative sample of adolescent and young adult Chileans. Methods Age and sex-adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) for four mental wellbeing measures were estimated with separate conditional logistic regression models for adolescents aged 15-20 years, and young adults aged 21-25 years, using population-based estimates of alcohol use prevalence rates from the Chilean National Health Survey 2010. Results Sixty five per cent of adolescents and 85% of young adults reported drinking alcohol in the last year and of those 83% per cent of adolescents and 86% of young adults reported binge drinking in the previous month. Adolescents who reported binging alcohol were also more likely, compared to young adults, to report being always or almost always depressed (OR 12.97 [95% CI, 1.86-19.54]) or to feel very anxious in the last month (OR 9.37 [1.77-19.54]). Adolescent females were more likely to report poor life satisfaction in the previous year than adolescent males (OR 8.50 [1.61-15.78]), feel always or almost always depressed (OR 3.41 [1.25-9.58]). Being female was also associated with a self-reported diagnosis of depression for both age groups (adolescents, OR 4.74 [1.49-15.08] and young adults, OR 4.08 [1.65-10.05]). Conclusion Young people in Chile self-report a high prevalence of alcohol use, binge drinking and associated mental health problems. The harms associated with alcohol consumption need to be highlighted through evidence-based prevention programs. Health and education systems need to be strengthened to screen and support young people. Focussing on policy initiatives to limit beverage companies targeting alcohol to young people will also be needed.
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dc.identifier.citationMason-Jones AJ, Cabieses B. Alcohol, binge drinking and associated mental health problems in young urban Chileans. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 1;10(4):e0121116.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/1208
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121116
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPLoS
dc.subjectAlcohol consumption
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectYoung adults
dc.subjectMental health and psychiatry
dc.subjectAlcoholism
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectHealth surveys
dc.titleAlcohol, binge drinking and associated mental health problems in young urban chileans
dc.typeArtículo

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