Abstract
The study aimed to analyze the association between excessive alcohol intake and dissatisfaction with one's body image in a population of adolescents and young adults. This was a cross-sectional study with a household survey design in a sample of 1,582 individuals 15 to 24 years of age living in Camaçari, Bahia State, Brazil. Excessive alcohol intake was identified by the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), and dissatisfaction with body image was measure with the Silhouette Figure Scale. Confounding variables were: sex, age, race, schooling, work, religion, family composition, number of close friends, marital status, and children. The association between excessive alcohol intake and body dissatisfaction was estimated by logistic regression. Prevalence of excessive alcohol intake was 21.9% (higher in males), and prevalence of body image dissatisfaction was 79.5% (higher in females). No statistically significant association was found between excessive alcohol intake and dissatisfaction with body image. After adjustment of the final model, the variables that remained associated with excessive alcohol intake were religion (OR = 2.02), schooling (OR = 1.63), family composition (OR = 1.61), age (OR = 0.55), and work (OR = 0.61). Although the analyses did not show an association between excessive alcohol intake and dissatisfaction with body image, the study's results call attention to the high prevalence rates for the two phenomena. This shows the need to develop interventions focused on practices of care for this specific population.
Highlights
ARTIGO ARTICLEExcessive alcohol intake and dissatisfaction with body image among adolescents and young adults in a municipality in Bahia State, Brazil
Tanto na amostra geral como em ambos os sexos, maiores prevalências foram observadas entre indivíduos que referiram não ter religião, estar casado ou morando junto, que tinham filhos e com composição familiar mononuclear ou que moravam só ou com outras pessoas
Padrão de consumo de álcool e fatores associados entre adolescentes estudantes de escolas públicas em município do interior brasileiro
Summary
Excessive alcohol intake and dissatisfaction with body image among adolescents and young adults in a municipality in Bahia State, Brazil. Ainda que as análises não evidenciassem a associação entre o consumo excessivo de álcool e a insatisfação com a imagem corporal, os resultados deste estudo chamam a atenção para as altas prevalências em relação aos dois fenômenos. Dessa forma, este estudo tem como objetivo analisar a associação entre o consumo excessivo de álcool e a insatisfação com a imagem corporal em população de adolescentes e jovens residentes no Município de Camaçari, Bahia. O tamanho amostral foi estimado em 1.800 adolescentes e adultos jovens (15-24 anos), sendo essa amostra suficiente para avaliar os efeitos da Estratégia Saúde da Família na adoção de hábitos saudáveis e na acessibilidade aos serviços de atenção primária à saúde na população do Município de Camaçari em 2011 e, dessa forma, acredita-se que a abordagem deste estudo tenha poder estatístico suficiente para detectar as tais diferenças em análise. A coleta foi realizada com auxílio de palmtops com sistema operacional Windows Mobile 5.0
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