Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2013 Volume 141, Issue 3-4, Pages: 207-213
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1304207L
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Alcohol use among adolescents in Serbia
Lutula-Golo Dragana N. (Ministarstvo zdravlja Republike Srbije, Sektor za organizaciju zdravstvene službe i zdravstvenu inspekciju, Beograd)
ĆirićJanković Spomenka (Gradska opština Novi Beograd, Centar za razvoj i lokalnu ekonomiju, Beograd)
ŠantrićMilićević Milena (Medicinski fakultet, Institut za socijalnu medicinu, Beograd)
Simić Snežana (Medicinski fakultet, Institut za socijalnu medicinu, Beograd)
Introduction. European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs
(ESPAD), the largest international research project, was conducted for the
first time in Serbia in 2008. Objective. The objective was to analyze data
obtained by ESPAD research on alcohol use among secondary school first grade
students, and particularly the difference in the use of alcohol by gender,
type of school students attend, their place of residence and the territory
among secondary school students in Serbia in 2008. Methods. Attitudes and
practice related to alcohol use of 6,553 secondary school first grade
students were analyzed. A standardized, internationally approved
questionnaire, structured and designed for selffilling was used on a
stratified, onestage sample of students. The data received from the ESPAD
research were processed by χ2 test to test the significance of differences
between the observed characteristics, with the conclusion level of p<0.01.
Results. Over threequarters of students can easily buy beer or wine. More
than one half can buy spirits and alcopops. 89.1% of students drank alcoholic
beverages at least once in a lifetime and 78.2% in the last year. At least
once in a lifetime 42.2% of students were drunk and 29.7% in the last year.
At least once in the last month 32.0% of students had five or more drinks in
a row. Boys consumed alcohol more frequently and got drunk more often than
girls (p<0.01). Conclusion. This research emphasizes the need for creating a
prevention of alcohol use and alcohol abuse program among adolescents and
more consistent application of the existing regulations aiming to decrease
alcohol use among adolescents in Serbia.
Keywords: adolescents, use of alcohol, drunkenness, availability of alcohol, health programs
Projekat Ministarstva nauke
Republike Srbije, br. 175087