1. RESULTS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL OF USING ALCOHOL IN PUPILS IN HOCHIMINH CITY 2004

2. USING ALCOHOL  Not so high  Mostly in festival, holiday or when they are sad  26.6% has been drunk, in which 59.4% drunk only one time; 30.3% drunk 2 – 5 times; and 10.3% drunk more than 5 times.  Age when they were drunk the first time vary from 5 to 20 years old, mostly from 13 to 18 years old (83.2%).

3. Circumstances of using alcohol

4. RISK FACTORS  Like to become Number one (Odds= 1.5)  Uncomfortable when being criticized (Odds= 1.3 to 1.8)  Discover new things / take hardship (Odds= 1.6 to 2.3)  Parents drink alcohol  Go to risk environments (coffee bar (Odds= 5.7), dancing (Odds= 4.6), street (Odds= 2.7)