Predictors of Alcohol Drinking Behavior of Youths in Educational Institutions Chanthaburi Province
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BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption is a significant problem for social and healthcare systems, Drinking may lead to insanity, violence, accident, and fatalities.
OBJECTIVE: This research aimed to study predictive factors of alcohol drinking behavior among youths in educational institutions in Chanthaburi province.
METHODS: This research was cross-sectional, predictive correlational research design. The sample consisted of 690 youths in educational institutions in Chanthaburi province, using a 3-stratified cluster random sampling. This research collected data by using questionnaires between February and March 2023. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple linear regression.
RESULTS: This research showed that 330 (47.8%) of the youths in educational institutions drank alcohol, 173 females (52.4%) and 157 males (47.6%). Most alcohol-drinking behaviors were low-risk (60.6%). The sample group started drinking alcohol for the first time on average at 14.5 years; the youngest was 10 years old, and the oldest was 19 years old. Correlation analysis among the variables found that the age factor when first drinking alcohol, recognizing the benefits and harms of alcohol, attitude to drinking behaviors, the influence of close people and the media, and self-efficacy to control behavior were associated with alcohol drinking behavior. The correlation was 0.57, -0.31, 0.12, 0.49, and -0.28, respectively, with a significance of 0.01. Factors predicting alcohol drinking behavior among youths in educational institutions in Chanthaburi province were at 40.8 (R2=0.408). The age factor when first drinking alcohol (β=0.40, p<0.001), the influence of close people and the media (β=0.27, p<0.001), and self-efficacy to control behavior were associated with alcohol drinking (β=-0.14, p<0.001). The prediction equation: drinking alcohol=0.41, starting age to drink +0.27, the influence of close people and media –0.14, recognizing the benefits and harms of alcohol.
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study provide a basis for developing an awareness-raising program or activity about the benefits and harms of alcohol use and strengthening youth and friends by focusing on 10-15 years old to prevent alcohol onset at an early age.
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