@article { author = {Oshi, Daniel C and Abel, Wendel D and Agu, Chinwendu and Ricketts-Roomes, Tana F and Weaver, Steve and Rae, Tania and Whitehorne-Smith, Patrice and Harrison, Joy and Oshi, Sarah}, title = {Investigating the Role of Alcohol in Behavioural Problems at School among Secondary School Students in Barbados}, journal = {Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention}, volume = {19}, number = {S1}, pages = {45-50}, year = {2018}, publisher = {West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter.}, issn = {1513-7368}, eissn = {2476-762X}, doi = {10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.S1.45}, abstract = {Background: The prevalence of alcohol use is quite high in the Caribbean region, and specifically, in Barbados.Alcohol use has been documented to negatively affect the way students behave within and outside school. This studyset out to examine the role alcohol plays in students’ behavioural problems at school. Methods: An analysis of crosssectionaldata collected during the National Secondary Schools Survey was done. Mean (and standard deviation),frequencies and percentages were computed, and differences in proportions among the groups were assessed usingPearson’s Chi Square. Multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression was done to determine the associationbetween explanatory variables and outcome variables. Results: In bivariate analysis, behavioural problems at schoolwere significantly associated with age (p= 0.001), grade (p= 0.000), sense of belonging at school (p= 0.000), relationshipwith teachers (p= 0.000), and past month alcohol use (p= 0.007). In multivariate analysis, students’ having frequentbehavioural problems at school was significantly associated with neither past year nor past month alcohol use (AOR=1.13, 95% CI= 0.91- 1.40, AOR= 1.02, 95% CI= 0.83- 1.24 respectively). Significant inverse associations were foundbetween students’ behavioural problems and age (11- 14 years: AOR= 0.53, 95% CI= 0.33- 0.84; AOR= 0.51, 95%CI= 0.32- 0.82 for models 1 and 2 respectively), and relationship with teachers (very good: AOR= 0.10, 95% CI=0.07- 0.16; AOR= 0.13, 95% CI= 0.09- 0.20 for models 1 and 2 respectively). Conclusion: Neither past year nor pastmonth alcohol consumption by students was associated with frequent behavioural problems at school. Students whowere younger than 17 years, and who had a relationship with their teachers that was not very bad were significantlyless likely to engage in frequent behavioural problems.}, keywords = {Alcohol use,alcohol consumption,behavioural problems,secondary school students,Barbados}, url = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_60404.html}, eprint = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_60404_ab9b46005540ee2c1fdbe9da9f466c3c.pdf} }