Determinant Factors of Alcohol Consumption Among Indonesian Adolescents Through Parents' Attention: Findings from a National Survey.

Abstract

Aim: The specific goals of this study were to investigate the determinant factors of alcohol consumption in Indonesian adolescents.

Method: The research design used is a survey with a cross-sectional approach using data from Indonesia-Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2015. The sample consisted of adolescents aged 13-17 years who attended school in all regions of Indonesia. The total sample was 11 142 teenagers. For the data analysis, frequency distribution, percentage, chi-square, and multinomial logistic regression were used.

Results: Factors that affect alcohol consumption in adolescents in Indonesia were age, gender, and parental attention related to academics (p < .001). Early teens were 1.5 times more likely to consume alcohol (95% CI: 1.204--1.778) compared to late teens. Good parental attention to adolescent academics can inhibit alcohol consumption by 0.8 times (95% CI: 0.762-0.887) compared to parents who do not pay attention to academics.

Conclusion: Factors that influence teenagers to consume alcohol are age, gender, and parents' who does not pay attention to adolescent academics. Involving the role of parents is a strategic part of the alcohol consumption prevention program in adolescents.