Emin METE, Mehtap ERKMEN, Ahmet KARADAĞ, Nükhet BAVBEK, Ferhat ÇATAL, Cüneyt TAYMAN, Nurdan URAS, Uğur DİLMEN

Alcohol use in Turkish university students and relationship of automobile races

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Türkiye, Spor, Alkol kullanımı, Otomobil kullanma, Öğrenciler

As a part of automobile races organized in Turkey, we investigated the drinking rate in Turkish University students and whether there is evidence that motor racing is associated with increased risk of drinking in young people. A cohort study funded by the Chest Diseases and Asthma Foundation was conducted in four universities in Ankara, Turkey. Self-completed questionnaires were administered to 1,000 young people that included information on demographics, drinking history, drinking-related knowledge and attitudes, and information about automobile races. Total 31.6% of the participants were alcohol drinkers. 36.7% of participants were interested in automobile races and 32.9% of those were drinkers. This ratio was 31.9% in those non-interested in races (p>0.05). Most of non-alcohol drinkers didn't approve that automobile races are sponsored by alcohol and cigarette producers. In conclusion, since automobile races are mostly watched drinkers, advertising and sponsorship of alcohol drinks producing companies have been seemed to reach its aim in automobile races. Since nondrinkers are also watching by races, restrictions on alcohol drinks company advertising and sponsorship, including automobile racing, must be effective parts of alcohol control programs worldwide.

Keywords:

Turkey, Sports, Alcohol Drinking, Automobile Driving, Students,

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