A Study On Alcohol Consumption Among Youth
Keywords:
Alcohol, Youth, Male, FemaleAbstract
Background: India has seen a rapid proliferation of city bars and nightclubs in recent years, is fast shedding its inhibitions about alcohol and lifestyle choices. This situation has led to fears of an undocumented rise in alcohol abuse not only among poorer classes but others too. Objective: To find out the prevalence of alcohol consumption among youth. Methods: Survey design was adopted. Data was collected from n=99 subjects through online sampling. Results: Prevalence of alcohol consumption was found to be high as majority of males (74.64%) and females (85.7%) reported to consume alcohol.
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