24 February 2022 : Clinical Research
A Remote Questionnaire-Based Study to Compare Alcohol Use in 1030 Final-Year High School Students in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia Before and During the National Lockdown Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ivona Vrkić Boban1ABCDEF, Marijan Saraga12ADE*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.935567
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e935567
Table 2 Changes in frequency of alcohol consumption among final-year high school students in Split-Dalmatia County (SDC)during the national COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period from March 19 to May 10, 2020, compared to a period before the lockdown, according to their own opinion (N=1030).
| Frequency of drinking during the lockdown, by their opinion | N | % | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not drink | 350 | 33.98 | 428.01 | |
| Less than usual | 272 | 26.41 | ||
| Did not drink and usually do not drink | 158 | 15.34 | <0.001 | |
| Same as usual | 138 | 13.40 | ||
| More than usual | 98 | 9.51 | ||
| Wanted to drink but couldn’t get alcohol | 14 | 1.36 |