1. Religiosity and alcohol use in adolescents with orofacial cleft: correlational study
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Lázaro Clarindo Celestino, Ana Paula Fukushiro, Flávia Maria Ravagnani Neves Cintra, Gesiane Cristina Bom, Claudia Regina Matiole, and Armando dos Santos Trettene
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Religion and medicine ,Teens ,Alcohol ,Cleft palate ,Cleft lip ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the correlation between religiosity and alcohol use among adolescents with orofacial clefts. Methods: Cross-sectional study, developed in a Brazilian public and tertiary hospital, between December 2021 and March 2022. Data collection was hybrid, and three instruments were used: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Durel Religiosity Scale, and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. For statistical analysis, the following tests were used: χ2, Fisher’s Exact, Mann-Whitney and Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient, in addition to analyses of linear correlation strength and bivariate logistic regression. The significance level adopted for all tests was 5% (p≤0.05). Results: 370 adolescents participated, with a mean age of 15.2 years (±1.8). Among them, 23 (5.4%) used alcohol riskly or harmfully, being more frequent among male adolescents (p=0.001), those of mixed race (p=0.046), attending high school (p=0.011), with no religion (p
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- 2024
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