title: [Prevalence of CAGE-positive secondary school students in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1994]
abstract: This study aims to describe the prevalence of CAGE-positive third-year high school students in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, in 1994. The sample consisted of 1,171 students: 598 (51%) from public and 573 (49%) from private schools. We found reference to previous alcoholic beverage consumption in 93% of the interviewees. The highest prevalence was among male students (p<0.02) and students from private schools (p<0.03). Half of the students reported weekly consumption, usually when going to parties (60%) and bars (17%). CAGE positiveness prevalence was 8.3% overall and 11% among males (p<0.02). When variables like gender, age, and socioeconomic status were controlled, there was no statistically significant difference between the kind of school and CAGE status.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brasil.
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Trois
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Frantz
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Yaluk
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Taroncher
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Schonell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bordin