Prevalence of alcohol dependence among men residing in an urban slum of north Chennai- A cross- sectional study
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 0
Abstract
Background: Problems of alcohol use in India have widely attracted the attention of public, policy makers and research workers, a recent national house hold survey of drug use in the country, the only effort to document the national wide prevalence of drug use, reported that alcohol use in men was 21% and 5% among women 1 . Objective: the study was aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol dependence and its associated factors among urban slum dwelling men. Methodology: By multi-stage sampling technique zone III of Chennai Corporation and Bhakthavachalam colony, a designated urban slum was selected. A house to house survey was conducted and 700 individuals who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were administered with basic socio demographic profile, risk assessment scale, general health questionnaire and alcohol user dependence identification test 3, 4 Corresponding Author: Dr. Kameshvell C Associate Professor Dept. of Community Medicine SLIMS, Pondicherry. E-Mail: kameshvell@gmail.com . Results: The study revealed that the prevalence of alcohol dependence was 6.57% and harmful drinking was 9.8% in men aged 15-65 years. Chi-square test was applied, and the results showed that alcohol dependence was significantly associated with age, religion, drug use, smoking history, family history of alcohol drinking, peer group pressure, chronic illness and migrant status. There is significantly high prevalence of alcohol dependence and harmful drinking which are to be addressed by the health providers.
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Kameshvell C. , Rajini . S, Vignesh Vignesh
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