| Titre : | Alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Flemish secondary school in Brussels: effects of type of education (2012) |
| Auteurs : | H. BERTEN ; D. CARDOEN ; R. BRONDEEL ; N. VETTENBURG |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | BMC Public Health (Vol.12, n°215, 2012) |
| Article en page(s) : | 9 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus Géographique BELGIQUEThésaurus TOXIBASE ADOLESCENT ; ALCOOL ; CANNABIS ; ENSEIGNEMENT SECONDAIRE ; CATEGORIE SOCIO-PROFESSIONNELLE ; NIVEAU D'ETUDES ; EDUCATION ; ENQUETE ; MILIEU SCOLAIRE ; INCIDENCE ; BOISSON ALCOOLISEE |
| Résumé : |
BACKGROUND: Research regarding socio-economic differences in alcohol and drug use in adolescence yields mixed results. This study hypothesizes that (1) when using education type as a proxy of one's social status, clear differences will exist between students from different types of education, regardless of students' familial socio-economic background; (2) and that the effects of education type differ according to their cultural background.
METHODS: Data from the Brussels youth monitor were used, a school survey administered among 1,488 adolescents from the 3rd to 6th year of Flemish secondary education. Data were analyzed using multilevel logistic regression models. RESULTS: Controlling for their familial background, the results show that native students in lower educational tracks use alcohol and cannabis more often than students in upper educational tracks. Such a relationship was not found for students from another ethnic background. CONCLUSION: Results from this study indicate that research into health risks should take into account both adolescents' familial background and individual social position as different components of youngsters' socio-economic background. |
| Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Refs biblio. : | 50 |
| Affiliation : | Department of Social Welfare Studies, Ghent, Belgium |
| Lien : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-215 |
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