Introduction and objective: The aim of the research was the assessment of health behaviours connected with alcohol
consumption and knowledge about the effects of alcohol abuse among junior high school students in Lublin Voivodeship.
Material and Methods: The study was conducted in December 2008 by means of a survey, an auditorium questionnaire.
135 students in the third class of junior high schools from Lublin, Lubartów and Wola Sernicka (Lublin Voivodeship) were
examined. An original questionnaire and a standard Cage test were used as research toos.
Results: Above 80% of the students admitted drinking alcohol ever in life. The average initiation age in the group of students
who had contact with alcohol was 12.96±1.73 years. The alcohol initiation in girls took place essentially later than in boys.
42.2% of the examined youth consumed alcohol several times a year. Almost 25% of the examined admitted to consumption
of alcohol several times a month. Alcohol was consumed more often by males than females. Beer and wine were the most
popular alcoholic beverages among the examined youth. According to 27.4% of underage adolescents, alcohol was easily
accessible. Taking part in birthday or name day celebrations was the most frequent reason for drinking alcohol. The second
reason was willingness to be in a better mood, the subsequent reasons were overcoming fear and pressure from peers.
The youth’s knowledge about the effects of alcohol abuse can be evaluated as poor. The level of knowledge was higher
among females than males. According to the outcomes of the Cage test, it was proved that 22.2% of the pupils showed
high a probability of alcohol addiction.
Conclusions: There is the need of heath education among junior high school adolescents concerning the consequences
of alcohol abuse.
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