title: [Urban alcohol consumption among secondary school students in Côte d'Ivoire].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Alcohol consumption is both a health and social risk factor. Few studies have been conducted on alcohol use among students in Côte d'Ivoire. This study was designed to determine factors associated with alcohol consumption among secondary school students in Côte d'Ivoire.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted in May 2011 among public secondary school students in Abidjan. One class for each year of study was randomly selected. Multivariate analysis was conducted between alcohol consumption and independent variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 316 students participated in the survey. The mean age (SD) of the study population was 16.1 (2.7) years. One hundred and fourteen respondents (36.1%) reported having already drunk alcohol. Age of first alcohol consumption was 10-14 years among girls (48.8%) and 15-19 years among boys (49.3%). Multivariate logistic regression identified the following factors associated with alcohol use among students: Christian religion, more pocket money, living with parents who drink alcohol and the student's perception of alcohol as a refreshing drink or having an antidepressant effect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the light of the determinants of alcohol consumption and the students'suggestions in our study, it appears essential to involve students in actions concerning alcohol abuse.
authors.forename: N'Cho Simplice
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Dagnan
authors.forename: Pétronille
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zengbé-Acray
authors.forename: Franck Kokora
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Ekou
authors.forename: Damus Paquin
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kouassi
authors.forename: Parfait Stéphane
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sablé
authors.forename: Konan Roland
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Oussou
authors.forename: Sanansi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cissé
authors.forename: Sory Ibrahim
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Soumahoro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult