Flisher A J, Ziervogel C F, Chalton D O, Leger P H, Robertson B A
Centre for Epidemiological Research in Southern Africa, Parowvallei, CP.
S Afr Med J. 1993 Jul;83(7):480-2.
The prevalence of a wide range of risk-taking behaviour among high-school students in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, was investigated. In this article, the results for alcohol use are presented. Cluster sampling techniques produced a sample of 7,340 students from 16 schools in the three major education departments. A self-administered questionnaire was completed in a normal school period. Estimates for each education department were weighted to produce an overall estimate. Of the sample, 53.2% reported ever using alcohol; 26.2% had used it recently and 15.4% reported episodes of binge drinking in the previous 14 days. Drinking patterns varied according to school standard, home language, and gender. Males reported higher rates of alcohol use and for both genders rates increased with age. Overall, the prevalence of drinking was highest among adolescents whose home language was English. The proportion of Xhosa-speaking females who drank was very low. The prevalence of binge drinking in particular was identified as being of concern. The findings indicate a need for preventive action and further local research in this area.
对南非开普半岛高中生中广泛存在的一系列冒险行为的流行情况进行了调查。本文呈现了饮酒情况的调查结果。采用整群抽样技术从三个主要教育部门的16所学校抽取了7340名学生作为样本。在正常上课期间完成了一份自填式问卷。对每个教育部门的估计值进行加权以得出总体估计值。在样本中，53.2%的学生报告曾饮酒；26.2%的学生最近饮酒，15.4%的学生报告在过去14天中有暴饮情况。饮酒模式因学校水平、母语和性别而异。男性报告的饮酒率更高，且两性的饮酒率均随年龄增长而上升。总体而言，母语为英语的青少年中饮酒流行率最高。讲科萨语的女性饮酒比例非常低。尤其暴饮的流行情况被确定为令人担忧。研究结果表明有必要在该领域采取预防行动并开展进一步的本地研究。
