Excessive Alcohol Intake and Cigarette Smoking among Black Schoolchildren in a Central African City (Brazzaville, Congo)

• 作者: Annie Rachel Okoko Bertrand Fikahem Ellenga Mbolla Gaston Ekouya Bowassa Georges Marius Moyen Moyen Engoba Paul Ossou-Nguiet Suzy-Gisèle Kimbally-Kaky
• 来源期刊: 儿科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: SMOKING ALCOHOL Child School Sub-Saharan Africa
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（1）
• 页码范围: 18-25
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Objective: To determine the prevalence of excessive alcohol intake (EAI) and cigarette smoking (CS) in schoolchildren of Brazzaville. Methods: This cross sectional survey included a representative population of schoolchildren in Brazzaville (603 schoolchildren divided 325 girls and 278 boys). Results: The prevalence of EAI was 9% (n = 54). The mean age of EAI children was 16.2 ± 1.3 years (range: 13 - 18 years) vs 11.4 ± 3.4 years (range: 5 - 18 years) for no EAI children (p Conclusion: Low social level, siblings, addictions in parents were correlate addictions in schoolchildren. It is necessary to prevent the acute and futures complications of this addiction in our children.