A Study on the Problem Drinking and Its Related Factors among Adolescents in South Korea: Focusing on Men and Women

Kim,  Younglan; Hwang,  Shinwoo

doi:2016.20.3.262

J Korean Soc Matern Child Health > Volume 20(3); 2016 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2016;20(3):262-271.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2016.20.3.262 Published online September 30, 2016.

A Study on the Problem Drinking and Its Related Factors among Adolescents in South Korea: Focusing on Men and Women

Younglan Kim¹, Shinwoo Hwang²

¹Department of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
²Department of Nursing, Deagu Health College, Daegu, Korea

한국 문제음주 청소년의 특성과 영향요인: 남ㆍ녀를 중심으로

김영란¹, 황신우²

¹서울대학교
²대구보건대학교

Correspondence: Shinwoo Hwang,
Email: sepochung@dhc.ac.kr

Abstract

Purpose
This study was done to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of problem drinking among adolescents in South Korea.
Methods
The data of Youth Health Risk Behavior web-based Survey (2015) collected by Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was analyzed using logistic regression for this study.
Results
The problem drinking (defined as two or more points in the CRAFFT) among current drinkers was 36.1%. Risk factors of the problem drinking were sexual activity after drinking (odds 6.33 for men, 4.72 for women), experience of smoking (odds 4.70 for men, 5.12 for women), experience of artificial abortion (odds 4.57 for women), experience of pregnancy (odds 4.45 for women), sexual transmitted infection (odds 1.90 for men, 2.53 for women), depression (odds 2.11 for men, 2.15 for women) and suicidal idea (odds 2.53 for men, 1.88 for women).
Conclusion
It is necessary to develop proper problem drinking prevention programs focusing on men and women. Adjusted health education programs will contribute to maintain their health and protect effectively from these risk taking behaviors.

Key Words: adolescent, alcohol drinking, problem behavior