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Prevalence and determinants of Alcohol use in a remote rural area in South India: A community-based cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Alcohol use is a major public health problem in India. We sought to study the use of alcohol and its risk factors in a rural area in South India. METHODS: This study was conducted in 20 villages surrounding a Rural Health Training Centre, located in South India. The study was done from...

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Autores principales: Gopikrishnan, Sri Keerthana, Ponraj, David Gregg Smith, Newtonraj, Ariarathinam, Purty, Anil Jacob, Manikandan, Mani, Vincent, Antony
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7586508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33110855
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_917_20
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author Gopikrishnan, Sri Keerthana
Ponraj, David Gregg Smith
Newtonraj, Ariarathinam
Purty, Anil Jacob
Manikandan, Mani
Vincent, Antony
author_facet Gopikrishnan, Sri Keerthana
Ponraj, David Gregg Smith
Newtonraj, Ariarathinam
Purty, Anil Jacob
Manikandan, Mani
Vincent, Antony
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description INTRODUCTION: Alcohol use is a major public health problem in India. We sought to study the use of alcohol and its risk factors in a rural area in South India. METHODS: This study was conducted in 20 villages surrounding a Rural Health Training Centre, located in South India. The study was done from March 2018 to October 2018 with the help of Medical Interns and Medical Social Workers using a pretested questionnaire. RESULTS: In a total population of 14,925, 11,995 individuals are in the age group of 15 years and above, among whom 1,005 were reported to be using alcohol. The prevalence of alcohol among 15 years and above is 8.4% (7.9–8.9) and the overall prevalence in the total population is 7% (6.3–7.1). Prevalence of alcohol use among males and females are 16% and 1%, respectively. The alcohol use is higher among those who prefer open defecation (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) 1.2 (1.0–1.4)), Kutcha house (aOR 1.7 (1.4–2.2)) or semi-pucca house (aOR 1.3 (1.121.6)), lower caste (Most Backward Castes (MBC) aOR 1.7 (1.2–2.2), Scheduled Castes (SC) aOR 2.1 (1.6–2.9)), male gender (aOR 41 (29–59)), Married 5.0 (3.7–6.8), or Separated 2.6 (1.5–4.4) and Diabetes 1.6 (1.1–2.3). CONCLUSION: Alcohol use in a remote rural area is high among socially deprived communities who live in kutcha and semi-pucca houses and belong to a lower caste. This needs serious public health interventions to improve their socioeconomic status.
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spelling pubmed-75865082020-10-26 Prevalence and determinants of Alcohol use in a remote rural area in South India: A community-based cross-sectional study Gopikrishnan, Sri Keerthana Ponraj, David Gregg Smith Newtonraj, Ariarathinam Purty, Anil Jacob Manikandan, Mani Vincent, Antony J Family Med Prim Care Original Article INTRODUCTION: Alcohol use is a major public health problem in India. We sought to study the use of alcohol and its risk factors in a rural area in South India. METHODS: This study was conducted in 20 villages surrounding a Rural Health Training Centre, located in South India. The study was done from March 2018 to October 2018 with the help of Medical Interns and Medical Social Workers using a pretested questionnaire. RESULTS: In a total population of 14,925, 11,995 individuals are in the age group of 15 years and above, among whom 1,005 were reported to be using alcohol. The prevalence of alcohol among 15 years and above is 8.4% (7.9–8.9) and the overall prevalence in the total population is 7% (6.3–7.1). Prevalence of alcohol use among males and females are 16% and 1%, respectively. The alcohol use is higher among those who prefer open defecation (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) 1.2 (1.0–1.4)), Kutcha house (aOR 1.7 (1.4–2.2)) or semi-pucca house (aOR 1.3 (1.121.6)), lower caste (Most Backward Castes (MBC) aOR 1.7 (1.2–2.2), Scheduled Castes (SC) aOR 2.1 (1.6–2.9)), male gender (aOR 41 (29–59)), Married 5.0 (3.7–6.8), or Separated 2.6 (1.5–4.4) and Diabetes 1.6 (1.1–2.3). CONCLUSION: Alcohol use in a remote rural area is high among socially deprived communities who live in kutcha and semi-pucca houses and belong to a lower caste. This needs serious public health interventions to improve their socioeconomic status. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7586508/ /pubmed/33110855 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_917_20 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Ponraj, David Gregg Smith
Newtonraj, Ariarathinam
Purty, Anil Jacob
Manikandan, Mani
Vincent, Antony
Prevalence and determinants of Alcohol use in a remote rural area in South India: A community-based cross-sectional study
title Prevalence and determinants of Alcohol use in a remote rural area in South India: A community-based cross-sectional study
title_full Prevalence and determinants of Alcohol use in a remote rural area in South India: A community-based cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Prevalence and determinants of Alcohol use in a remote rural area in South India: A community-based cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and determinants of Alcohol use in a remote rural area in South India: A community-based cross-sectional study
title_short Prevalence and determinants of Alcohol use in a remote rural area in South India: A community-based cross-sectional study
title_sort prevalence and determinants of alcohol use in a remote rural area in south india: a community-based cross-sectional study
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7586508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33110855
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_917_20
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