title: [Problems related to alcohol drinking among youth in Jujuy, Argentina].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems among youth in Jujuy, Argentina.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was conducted in 2005 with a representative sample of 9th grade youth (12 to 17 years old) including sociodemographic and consumption data, and the AUDIT-C test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine percent of girls and 11% of boys reported hazardous drinking; 12% of girls and 19% of boys reported dependence symptoms. The odds ratio for dependence symptoms (adjusted OR 0.7; 95%CI: 0.6-0.8) and for hazardous drinking (adjusted OR 0.7; 95%CI: 0.6-0.8) was significantly lower for girls compared with boys. Older age, working, and attending night school were risk factors for hazardous drinking, dependence symptoms, and harmful drinking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A significant proportion of youth reported problematic patterns of alcohol drinking, highlighting the need to implement prevention and treatment interventions tailored to the adolescent population.
authors.affiliation: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina. e_alderete@arnet.com.ar
authors.forename: Ethel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alderete
authors.forename: Celia P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nah
authors.forename: Eliseo J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Pérez-Stable
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001118:Argentina; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male