RT Journal Article
T1 Alcohol use and family-related factors among Spanish university students: the unHicos project.
A1 Romero-Rodriguez, Esperanza
A1 Amezcua-Prieto, Carmen
A1 Morales-Suarez-Varela, Maria
A1 Perez, Carlos Ayan
A1 Mateos-Campos, Ramona
A1 Marcos-Delgado, Alba
A1 Ortiz-Moncada, Rocio
A1 Martin, Susana Redondo
A1 Rodriguez-Reinado, Carmen
A1 Delgado-Rodriguez, Miguel
A1 Abellan, Gemma Blazquez
A1 Molero, Jessica Alonso
A1 Martin-Pelaez, Sandra
A1 Cancela-Carral, Jose M
A1 Valero Juan, Luis F
A1 Martinez-Ruiz, Virginia
A1 Fernandez-Villa, Tania
K1 AUDIT
K1 Alcohol
K1 Binge drinking
K1 University student
AB During adolescence and youth there are relevant changes in the consolidation, gain or loss of consumption habits and lifestyles and the family factors has a fundamental role to development these habits. The study of the consumption of toxins, such as alcohol intake, is crucial at this stage due to the repercussions that said consumption presents in adulthood. Therefore, the objective of our study was to evaluate the associations between alcohol consumption patterns and related family factors (family functioning, family history of alcohol consumption) in Spanish university students. Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study, carried out in first-year university students from 11 Spanish universities. Through an online questionnaire, alcohol consumption (risky consumption and intensive consumption or binge drinking), family functioning and history of alcohol in the family were evaluated. Risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking were assessed using the AUDIT test, and family functioning was assessed using the family APGAR questionnaire. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed, as well as the Chi-Square test and Student's T-Test, and non-conditional logistic regression models were carried out to examine this association. The prevalence of risky alcohol consumption identified in the 10,167 respondents was 16.9% (95% CI = 16.2-17.6), and that of BD was 48.8% (95% CI = 47.9-48.8). There is a significant association between risky alcohol consumption and family functioning in students of both sexes, with greater consumption in the face of severe dysfunctional support (men OR = 1.72; p  Risky alcohol consumption in university students is associated with dysfunctional family support, unlike the binge drinking pattern, where there is no such association. The findings of this study show the importance of creating prevention programs focused on the family approach in university students, which include alcohol screening in the population with a family history of this substance, and greater social support from health services.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2022
FD 2022-07-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20291
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20291
LA en
NO Romero-Rodríguez E, Amezcua-Prieto C, Morales-Suárez-Varela M, Pérez CA, Mateos-Campos R, Marcos-Delgado A, et al. Alcohol use and family-related factors among Spanish university students: the unHicos project. BMC Public Health. 2022 Aug 19;22(1):1573
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025