Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity, and social class in Bahia, Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To study patterns of alcohol consumption and prevalence of high-risk drinking. METHODS: A household survey was carried out in a sample of 2,302 adults in Salvador, Brazil. Cases of High-Risk Drinking (HRD) were defined as those subjects who referred daily or weekly binge drinking plus epi...
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| author | Naomar Almeida-Filho Ines Lessa Lucélia Magalhães Maria Jenny Araújo Estela Aquino Ichiro Kawachi Sherman A James |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To study patterns of alcohol consumption and prevalence of high-risk drinking. METHODS: A household survey was carried out in a sample of 2,302 adults in Salvador, Brazil. Cases of High-Risk Drinking (HRD) were defined as those subjects who referred daily or weekly binge drinking plus episodes of drunkenness and those who reported any use of alcoholic beverages but with frequent drunkenness (at least once a week). RESULTS: Fifty-six per cent of the sample acknowledged drinking alcoholic beverages. Overall consumption was significantly related with gender (male), marital status (single), migration (non-migrant), better educated (college level), and social class (upper). No significant differences were found regarding ethnicity, except for cachaça (Brazilian sugarcane liquor) and other distilled beverages. Overall 12-month prevalence of high-risk drinking was 7%, six times more prevalent among males than females (almost 13% compared to 2.4%). A positive association of HRD prevalence with education and social class was found. No overall relationship was found between ethnicity and HRD. Male gender and higher socioeconomic status were associated with increased odds of HRD. Two-way stratified analyses yielded consistent gender effects throughout all strata of independent variables. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that social and cultural elements determine local patterns of alcohol-drinking behavior. Additional research on long-term and differential effects of gender, ethnicity, and social class on alcohol use and misuse is needed in order to explain their role as sources of social health inequities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-680dc460208a47a4a987582e4b6d71d52022-12-22T03:47:11ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública0034-89101518-87873814554S0034-89102004000100007Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity, and social class in Bahia, BrazilNaomar Almeida-Filho0Ines Lessa1Lucélia Magalhães2Maria Jenny Araújo3Estela Aquino4Ichiro Kawachi5Sherman A James6Universidade Federal da BahiaUniversidade Federal da BahiaUniversidade Federal da BahiaUniversidade Federal da BahiaUniversidade Federal da BahiaHarvard School of Public HealthUniversity of Michigan School of Public HealthOBJECTIVE: To study patterns of alcohol consumption and prevalence of high-risk drinking. METHODS: A household survey was carried out in a sample of 2,302 adults in Salvador, Brazil. Cases of High-Risk Drinking (HRD) were defined as those subjects who referred daily or weekly binge drinking plus episodes of drunkenness and those who reported any use of alcoholic beverages but with frequent drunkenness (at least once a week). RESULTS: Fifty-six per cent of the sample acknowledged drinking alcoholic beverages. Overall consumption was significantly related with gender (male), marital status (single), migration (non-migrant), better educated (college level), and social class (upper). No significant differences were found regarding ethnicity, except for cachaça (Brazilian sugarcane liquor) and other distilled beverages. Overall 12-month prevalence of high-risk drinking was 7%, six times more prevalent among males than females (almost 13% compared to 2.4%). A positive association of HRD prevalence with education and social class was found. No overall relationship was found between ethnicity and HRD. Male gender and higher socioeconomic status were associated with increased odds of HRD. Two-way stratified analyses yielded consistent gender effects throughout all strata of independent variables. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that social and cultural elements determine local patterns of alcohol-drinking behavior. Additional research on long-term and differential effects of gender, ethnicity, and social class on alcohol use and misuse is needed in order to explain their role as sources of social health inequities.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102004000100007&lng=en&tlng=enconsumo de álcoolalcoolismocomportamento de riscodeterminantes sociaisgêneroetnicidade |
| spellingShingle | Naomar Almeida-Filho Ines Lessa Lucélia Magalhães Maria Jenny Araújo Estela Aquino Ichiro Kawachi Sherman A James Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity, and social class in Bahia, Brazil Revista de Saúde Pública consumo de álcool alcoolismo comportamento de risco determinantes sociais gênero etnicidade |
| title | Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity, and social class in Bahia, Brazil |
| title_full | Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity, and social class in Bahia, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity, and social class in Bahia, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity, and social class in Bahia, Brazil |
| title_short | Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity, and social class in Bahia, Brazil |
| title_sort | alcohol drinking patterns by gender ethnicity and social class in bahia brazil |
| topic | consumo de álcool alcoolismo comportamento de risco determinantes sociais gênero etnicidade |
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