Do Parents Still Matter Regarding Adolescents’ Alcohol Drinking? Experience from South Africa

Muhammad Hoque and Shanaz Ghuman
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Muhammad Hoque: Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), Pretoria 0204, South Africa
Shanaz Ghuman: Department of Environmental Health, Mangosuthu University of Technology, P.O. Box 12363, Jacobs 4026, Durban, South Africa

IJERPH, 2012, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to improve our understanding of adolescents’ perceptions of parental practices relating to their (adolescents’) alcohol use. A total of 704 students were conveniently selected and completed self-administered questionnaires. More than half (54%) of the adolescents reported that they had consumed alcohol at some time in their life. Parental marital status was significantly associated with whether adolescents ever consumed alcohol or not ( p p p p

Keywords: : alcohol; consumption; adolescent; parent; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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