Urban physical disorder and alcohol consumption among adolescents in Brazilian capitals

A Cross-Sectional Study

Bibliographic Data

ID5166172
AuthorsRosa Mendes Dias (0000-0003-1170-0216, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Claudia De Souza Lopes (0000-0002-0401-689X, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Tiago Rangel Cortés (0000-0002-8981-1373, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Katia Vergetti Bloch (0000-0002-6992-3159, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Washington Junger (0000-0002-6394-6587, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)
Year2025
Volume41
Issue3
Pagese00032724-e00032724
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen032724
PMID40298669
OpenAlexW4409909914
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2025000301409
LanguageEN
References cited31

This study aimed to estimate the association between urban physical disorder and alcohol consumption in Brazilian adolescents. The sample was composed of 2,384 adolescents, aged 12 to 17, resident in Brazilian capitals and participants in the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (ERICA), a school-based cross-sectional study undertaken in 2013 and 2014. The outcome variable was alcoholic beverage consumption characterized as having drunk an alcoholic beverage at least once in the previous 30 days. The exposure variable was urban physical disorder measured according to the urban features in the 2010 Demographic Census. The total effect of the indicators of exposure to urban physical disorder on the consumption of alcohol among adolescents was estimated using Poisson regression models with robust variance. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) were calculated with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for each exposure, controlling for possible confounding variables. Adolescents living in areas with paved roads and manholes presented higher prevalence of alcohol consumption (adjusted PR = 1.24, 95%CI: 1.02; 1.50 and adjusted PR = 1.36, 95%CI: 1.01; 1.84, respectively). Conversely, the presence of wheelchair ramps and open sewers was associated with a lower prevalence of alcohol consumption (adjusted PR = 0.79, 95%CI: 0.62; 0.99 and adjusted PR = 0.80, 95%CI: 0.66; 0.97, respectively). These findings suggest that urban contextual factors can influence alcohol consumption among adolescents. Understanding these factors may aid in the development of public health policies that promote healthier urban environments

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Confidence interval · Confounding · Consumption (sociology) · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Poisson regression · Population · Public health · Demography · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Youth, Drugs, and Violence