Alcohol consumption in young people according to sociodemographic characteristics inTehran of Iran

To identify alcohol consumption in young people between 18 and 24 years of age in the provinceof Tehran who participated in the National Survey of Risk Factors, according to sociodemographiccharacteristics.A quantitative, analytic and cross-sectional study was undertaken in a sample of 240young people. The alcohol consumption and sociodemographic characteristics were analyzed usingbivariate analysis, risk ratio and confidence intervals. The lifetime prevalence of alcoholconsumption corresponded to 79.17%, the one-year prevalence to 72.91% and the one-monthprevalence to 57.08%, while episodic abuse and regular hazardous consumption corresponded to25.55% and 24.19%. Consumption levels in the last month were higher among males (p=0.0028),single people (p=0.0001), with a secondary education degree (p=0.0306).In the province of Tehran,drugs use, including alcohol, has not been an area of research interest in recent years, althoughalcohol abuse is associated with other risk factors, like accidents and violence, and is a factor ofcomorbidity and early mortality. Therefore, alcohol consumption in young people represents an areaof concern and, once characterized, preventive actions should be adopted.

Alcohol consumption in young people according to sociodemographic characteristics inTehran of Iran Keywords:

Alcohol Drinking , Cross-Sectional Studies , Adolescent , Young Adult