Hazardous alcohol use in rural southern India: Nature, prevalence and risk factors.

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dc.contributor.authorJohn, A
dc.contributor.authorBarman, A
dc.contributor.authorBal, D
dc.contributor.authorChandy, G
dc.contributor.authorSamuel, J
dc.contributor.authorThokchom, M
dc.contributor.authorJoy, N
dc.contributor.authorVijaykumar, P
dc.contributor.authorThapa, S
dc.contributor.authorSingh, V
dc.contributor.authorRaghava, V
dc.contributor.authorSeshadri, T
dc.contributor.authorJacob, K S
dc.contributor.authorBalraj, V
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T07:50:19Z
dc.date.available2012-06-18T07:50:19Z
dc.date.issued2009-05
dc.description.abstractBackground. There is a dearth of data on the hazardous use of alcohol in rural India. Methods. We examined the nature, prevalence and factors associated with hazardous use of alcohol among men in a rural community in southern India. We used stratified sampling to select subjects from the Kaniyambadi block and employed ‘AUDIT’, a standard instrument, to assess the use of alcohol. Results. The prevalence of life-time use, use in the past year and hazardous use of alcohol was 46.7%, 34.8% and 14.2%, respectively. Using Indian made foreign liquor (OR 20.51; 95% CI 8.81–47.75) and living in a village which brewed illicit alcohol (OR 2.82; 95% CI 1.39–5.72) were risk factors for hazardous use while education (OR 0.39; 95% CI 0.21–0.72) was protective. These factors remained significantly associated with hazardous use after adjusting for age and education using logistic regression. Conclusion. The relationship between the availability of illicit and commercial alcohol and its hazardous use suggests the need for an alcohol policy which takes into account health and economic issues and also implements the law to prevent the negative impact of problem drinking.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJohn A, Barman A, Bal D, Chandy G, SamueL J, Thokchom M, Joy N, Vijaykumar P, Thapa S, Singh V, Raghava V, Seshadri T, Jacob K S, Balraj V. Hazardous alcohol use in rural southern India: Nature, prevalence and risk factors. National Medical Journal of India. 2009 May-June; 22(3): 123-125.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/139054
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.nmji.in/archives/Volume-22/Issue-3/PDF-volume-22-issue-3/Volume-22-issue-3-Short-Report1.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAlcoholism --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshChi-Square Distribution
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshLogistic Models
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshPrevalence
dc.subject.meshRisk Factors
dc.subject.meshRural Population
dc.titleHazardous alcohol use in rural southern India: Nature, prevalence and risk factors.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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