title: Cross-sectional study on parental pro-drinking practices and adolescent alcohol drinking in Hong Kong.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association between parental pro-drinking practices (PPDPs) and alcohol drinking in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  4 randomly selected secondary schools in Hong Kong.
  
  
  METHODS
  1738 students (mean age 14.6 years ± 2.0, boys 67.8%).
  
  
  METHODS
  Drinking status, drinking intention and exposure to 9 PPDPs (eg, seeing parents drunk, helping parents buy alcohol, encouraged to drink by parents) were reported by students. Logistic regression was used to compute adjusted ORs (AORs) of drinking and intention to drink by each PPDP and the number of PPDPs (0, 1-2, 3-4, 5 or above), adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, parental drinking and school clustering.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nearly half (48.6%) of the students were ever-drinkers, 16.2% drank monthly (at least once per month) and 40.3% intended to drink in the next 12 months. Most PPDPs were significantly associated with ever drinking (AORs 1.40-6.20), monthly drinking (AORs 1.12-8.20) and intention to drink (AORs 1.40-5.02). Both ever and monthly drinking were most strongly associated with parental training of drinking capacity (ability to drink more without getting drunk) with AORs of 6.20 and 8.20 (both p<0.001), respectively. Adolescent drinking intention was most strongly associated with parental encouragement of drinking and training of drinking capacity with AORs of 3.19 and 5.02 (both p<0.001), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Exposure to PPDPs was associated with ever drinking, monthly drinking and drinking intention in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. More studies, especially prospective studies, should be conducted to confirm these results, followed by interventional studies.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Wing Man
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Au
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Sai Yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Man Ping
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Wing Sze
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Sze Pui Pamela
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Tin
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Tai Hing
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies
keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH
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