Hamdy Hafez Sameer, Mohammed Noha A, Osman Abdalla MohamedAhmed, Alwesabi Sadeq A, Eltaher Hamed Abdulrahman Elsadig, Ramadan Elrefaey Samah, Ali Alkhadher Mugahed, Megahed Ibrahim Ateya, Yahia Mahdy Shalby Abeer, Saied Harfoush Mohamed
Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, EGY.
Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Najran University, Najran, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Nov 17;15(11):e48966. doi: 10.7759/cureus.48966. eCollection 2023 Nov.
Despite the risks associated with energy drinks (EDs), the consumption of EDs remains high, especially among adolescents, so the study aimed to assess the consumption pattern, awareness, perception of EDs, and their adverse impact on adolescent health.
A cross-sectional design was used. The study setting is Damanhur City, Beheira governorate, Egypt, with a sample size of 350 participants. A structured interview questionnaire was used to collect the data and consisted of five parts: socio-demographic data, pattern of use, negative adverse effects of EDs, knowledge, and perception.
The data reveal that 38.5% of the studied sample consumed EDs, and 14.2% of them consumed more than one time per day. The main reason for consumption was feeling fatigue among 46.4%, followed by 28.7% to increase concentration. Only 36% had satisfactory awareness, and 45.7% perceived that excessive consumption has dangerous effects. Age, educational stage, gender, awareness, and perception are significant influencers on the consumption of EDs. The reported adverse impacts were polyuria among 51.4%, followed by tachycardia (40.0%) and insomnia (35%).
About one-third of studied adolescents consume EDs regularly and reported several adverse health effects, such as polyuria and tachycardia. The main reason for consumption was feeling fatigued among about half of the studied adolescents. Low awareness levels and negative perceptions were significantly associated with consumption.
Implement educational programs about EDs and their possible risks to improve the awareness level among adolescents. Further studies should be carried out across different countries.
尽管能量饮料存在相关风险，但能量饮料的消费量仍然很高，尤其是在青少年中。因此，本研究旨在评估能量饮料的消费模式、认知度、看法以及它们对青少年健康的不利影响。
采用横断面设计。研究地点为埃及贝赫拉省的达曼胡尔市，样本量为350名参与者。使用结构化访谈问卷收集数据，问卷包括五个部分：社会人口统计学数据、使用模式、能量饮料的负面不良影响、知识和看法。
数据显示，38.5%的研究样本饮用能量饮料，其中14.2%的人每天饮用不止一次。饮用的主要原因是46.4%的人感到疲劳，其次是28.7%的人希望提高注意力。只有36%的人有令人满意的认知度，45.7%的人认为过量饮用有危险影响。年龄、教育阶段、性别、认知度和看法是能量饮料消费的重要影响因素。报告的不良影响包括51.4%的人出现多尿，其次是心动过速（40.0%）和失眠（35%）。
约三分之一的研究青少年经常饮用能量饮料，并报告了多种不良健康影响，如多尿和心动过速。约一半的研究青少年饮用能量饮料的主要原因是感到疲劳。认知水平低和负面看法与饮用显著相关。
实施关于能量饮料及其潜在风险的教育项目，以提高青少年的认知水平。应在不同国家开展进一步研究。
