Pattern of Drinking, Dependence and Morbidity among Male Alcohol Consumers in a Coastal Area of South India.
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Background: Alcohol consumption causes around 2.5 million deaths each year globally. Almost 4% of all deaths worldwide are attributed to alcohol consumption. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of alcohol consumption among adult males and to determine the pattern of drinking, prevalence of dependence and morbidity among alcohol consumers. Materials and Methods: Study design-Cross sectional study. Study area- Kalapet, a coastal area in South India. Sample size- 500. Sampling method- Systematic random sampling. Study population- Adult males aged above 18 years. Data collection- Done by house to house survey using predesigned and pretested questionnaire. Ethical considerations- Approved by PIMS institutional ethical committee. A written informed consent was taken from each study participant before data collection. Results: Prevalence of alcohol consumption was 59.6%. Among alcohol consumers around 27.5% (82) reported that they consume alcohol 2-3 days in a week and 26.5% (79) reported daily consumption. More than half (53.1%) of the alcohol consumers were heavy drinkers. Around 18.1% of alcohol consumers had hepatomegaly and 9.1% had hepato-spleenomegaly. Prevalence of alcohol dependence syndrome was found as 17.7% among 298 alcohol consumers. Conclusion: Prevalence of heavy drinking and alcohol dependence was found to be high among alcohol consumers. Community based screening programme for identification of alcohol dependence and alcohol related morbidity should be developed.
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Muthurajesh E, Rajkamal R, Lavanya. M, Jayakritika Jayakritika
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- EP ID EP527737
- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2018.7.4.249-252
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