40 procent av gymnasieelever riskbrukar alkohol. Starkt samband med utsatthet för fysiskt eller sexuellt våld
Sammanfattning
Violence against youth and its association with alcohol use was explored among secondary school students in Sweden. AUDIT-C was used to assess hazardous consumption of alcohol; for exposure to violence, NorVold Abuse Questionnaire was used. Hazardous consumption was common, about 40%, with no gender differences. This consumption pattern was associated with exposure to physical and sexual violence during the past year for both boys and girls. In general the association with physical violence was stronger for boys and sexual violence was stronger for girls. Boys were more often influenced by alcohol or other drugs regarding exposure to violence. For physical violence during the past year about 50% of the boys compared to about 30% of the girls had been influenced by alcohol or other drugs the latest reported event.