Abstract

MENESES, Carmen et al. Gender differences to daily smoking and binge drinking in the Latinoamerican adolescents in three Spanish areas. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2013, vol.33, n.119, pp.525-535. ISSN 2340-2733.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0211-57352013000300005.

The daily smoking and binge drinking in adolescence may produce persistent habit for adulthood. The objective of this research is to explore the differences between Latinoamerican girls and boys adolescents in the tobacco and alcohol consumes. The researches with cultural variable are scant in Spain. This study is transversal via a school survey comprising 1126 Latinoamerican adolescents, in Secondary Education in three areas and ranging from 12 to 19 years of age. The results are the 9,4% of the boys and the 5,6% of the girls smoke daily, and the 24,2% of the boys and the 19% of the girls for binge drinking the last event. The probability of daily smoking was associated to be a boy, to have a smoking father, to have a smoking couple and as protection factor was to do sport. So, to be a boy, to get drunk and have gone to Botellon increase the probability to binge drinking. The most important conclusion is that there were differences of gender in tobacco and alcohol abuse but not in the use. It is necessary to introduce the cultural variable in educative, health and social prevention.

Keywords : Adolescent Health; immigrants; alcohol drinking; tobacco; gender ide.

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