A comparison of responses to alcohol expectancy questionnaire (CEOA) of Indian and Malaysian medical students.
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2010-07
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Alcohol addiction is a social problem faced by every country
worldwide. Young people are more at risk of this menace. In spite of a
clear knowledge and message about the effects of alcohol on individual
health and social fabric, it is hard to curb the overuse of this beverage. In
the present study, we compared the outcome of a survey using
Comprehensive effects of Alcohol (CEOA) in two private Medical institutions
in two Asian countries, viz. KMC, Mangalore, India (n=180) and AIMST,
Kedah, Malaysia (n=170). The study included both males and female
students. The result suggested that the negative reinforcement responses
were rated higher in both the study groups. But those who have tasted
alcohol before had a higher rating that alcohol may cause positive
reinforcement. Both groups of respondents showed similar trend suggesting
that the alcohol expectancies are similar in Indian students and Malaysian
students. From the results we could conclude that the responses of the two
sample groups were comparable to each other. While the male respondents
were inclined show higher affinity towards acceptance of alcohol females
are very much less so. However, the respondents of both groups appeared
to be well aware of the negative aspects of alcohol. Importantly previous
exposure to alcohol intake dramatically changed the perception and showed
increased inclination towards alcoholism. This study thus provides an
important clue to the clinician, counselors and parents regarding the
importance of guiding the young people about the alcoholism.
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alcohol, addiction, expectancy
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Ganaraja B, Bhat M Ramesh, Kotian M S. A comparison of responses to alcohol expectancy questionnaire (CEOA) of Indian and Malaysian medical students. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2010 Jul-Sept; 54(3): 265-270.