Trend of alcohol use among adolescents and the relation with demographic, environmental and psychological factors

Selly Jaimon and Pravina Deligannu and Fredie Robinson (2023) Trend of alcohol use among adolescents and the relation with demographic, environmental and psychological factors. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (20). pp. 224-234.

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Abstract

Annually, the harmful use of alcohol contributes to approximately 3.3 million deaths globally, with 4.6% of alcohol-related mortality and 4.0% of the burden of disease and injury in Southeast Asia. Adolescence is an essential stage of a child’s development transitioning into adulthood. During this time, adolescents are vulnerable to various social issues that can impact their well-being and development, experimenting with alcohol among others. This review explores the alcohol consumption trend among adolescents and the factors associated, particularly in Malaysia. There are not many studies that explored alcohol use and the associated factors. This partially is attributed to policies restricting alcohol use for adolescents and that it is a sensitive issue for certain communities. Though, adolescents who are current drinkers made up 11.1% of the drinking population with significantly higher consumption in males (15.8%) than females (6.2%). The three prime factors influencing alcohol use among adolescents are socio-demographic, environmental and psychological. Hence, policies on alcohol reduction should be developed for adolescents specifically in school and programmes addressing family functioning taking account of local settings appropriateness.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Alcohol use, Adolescents, Demographic factors, Environmental factors, Psychological factors
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > HQ1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Women > HQ503-1064 The family. Marriage. Home > HQ793-799.2 Youth. Adolescents. Teenagers R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ1-570 Pediatrics > RJ125-145 Physiology of children and adolescents T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP1-1185 Chemical technology > TP500-660 Fermentation industries. Beverages. Alcohol
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2024 13:36
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2024 13:36
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42004

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