Prevalence of alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorders among middle and high school students in the province of Khemisset, Morocco

A cross-sectional study

Bibliographic Data

ID13900144
AuthorsLamyaa Ben El Jilali (0000-0001-6539-5670, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Genetics – Neuroendocrinology and Biotechnology, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco, corresponding author), Bouchra Benazzouz (0000-0001-7350-0899, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Genetics – Neuroendocrinology and Biotechnology, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco), Aboubaker El Hessni (0000-0003-4890-7069, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Genetics – Neuroendocrinology and Biotechnology, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco), Ali Ouichou (0000-0001-9704-8526, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Genetics – Neuroendocrinology and Biotechnology, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco), Abdelhalem Mesfioui (0009-0007-9931-5377, Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Genetics – Neuroendocrinology and Biotechnology, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco)
Year2019
Volume25
Issue1
Pages638-648
Publication date2019-12-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02673843.2019.1700807
OpenAlexW2995868057
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited33

Alcohol use among adolescents remains a major public health problem. Studies carried out on alcohol use among adolescents in Morocco remain few in number. This study evaluated the prevalence of alcohol use, determinants of hazardous, harmful alcohol use or possible dependence (alcohol use disorder: AUD), and determined its predictors among middle and high school students in the province of Khemisset, Morocco. A cross-sectional study conducted in public middle and high schools in the province of Khemisset, Morocco with a sample of 1236 students. We used the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to assess the severity of alcohol consumption. Risk factors related with alcohol use were identified using multivariate logistic regression analyses. The results showed that the factors most strongly linked with alcohol use were male gender, older age and having antecedents of depressive disorders

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Alcohol use disorder · Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Poison control · Public health · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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