STUDY ASSESSING THE PROPORTION OF ALCOHOL USE AMONG ADULT MALES ATTENDING A RHTC IN MAMANDUR,TAMIL NADU
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 0
Abstract
Introduction: Alcohol dependence is a cluster of behavioral, cognitive and physiological phenomena that may develop after repeated alcohol use. Screening for alcohol consumption among patients in Primary care provides an opportunity to educate patients about low-risk consumption levels and the risk of excessive alcohol use. Objective: To estimate the proportion of Alcohol use among Adult Males and to find out the association of demographic variables with the risk levels of the subjects. Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out in the Rural Health and Training Centre (RHTC) in Mamandur, Tamil Nadu for a period of one and half month from March 16th to April 30th 2016.The study included 160 adult males attending the OP clinic of the RHTC who were interviewed using a questionnaire for data on socio demographic profile and WHO-AUDIT questionnaire for alcohol use. Results: Mean age of the subjects was 47+15.1 S.D. Majority of the subjects (80.63%) were married and 30.63% were illiterate.The proportion of alcohol intake among the study participants was 42%. AUDIT scoring showed 5.6% were alcohol dependent and 9.4% had harmful and hazardous drinking pattern.Conclusion: The present study showed that more than half of the patients were current alcohol users. Strengthening primary care services and adopting simple screening tools for Alcohol Use Disorder through the incorporation of simple screening tools like AUDIT in national programs, can be an efficient intervention to tackle the problem of alcohol use.
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Swapna Kiran, Abhilash A, Vaishnav G
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