Arrack Drinking Patterns among Muslim, Hindu, Santal, and Oraon Communities in the Rasulpur Union of Bangladesh: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Uddin, Emaj

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“…In order to examine and compare the aforementioned hypotheses, 785 male arrack drinkers (Muslim (n ¼ 220), Hindu (n ¼ 210), Santal (n ¼ 175) and Oraon (n ¼ 180)) were preliminarily identified through snowball process. Among them, 391 adult men (Muslim (n ¼ 109), Hindu (n ¼ 103), Santal (n ¼ 89) and Oraon (n ¼ 90)), who willingly participated in the study and whose age range was from 20 to 40 years (average age was 32.68 for Muslim, 32.02 for Hindu, 29.93 for Santal and 32.62 for Oraon, respectively), were selected by cluster random sampling procedure (Snipes et al, 2007;Uddin, 2008a). These selected arrack drinkers of the communities were socio-culturally disadvantaged or vulnerable in nature and they would, in turn, feel more subjective social stress in those socio-cultural situations.…”

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Cross‐cultural social stress among Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in Rasulpur of Bangladesh

Uddin

2011

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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Purpose -Social structural and cultural theories suggest that social stress induced from socio-cultural status patterns varies across the world's cultures. The purpose of the study is to compare subjective social stress in connection with objective socio-cultural status patterns among Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in Rasulpur of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach -This study was conducted in Rasulpur, Bangladesh. Preliminarily, 760 male arrack drinkers who were stressful in their socio-cultural status patterns were selected by snowball process from the study area. Of the respondents, 391 arrack drinkers (109 Muslim, 103 Hindu, 89 Santal and 90 Oraon) were intensively interviewed by semi-structural questionnaire to examine and compare the research purpose. Findings -The results of Pearson's x 2 test suggested that there were significant differences ( p , 0.01) in subjective social stress in connection with socio-cultural status patterns, except income among the communities, among the ethnic communities. The results of Spearman bivariate correlation coefficients revealed that there were significant relationships ( p , 0.01 and p , 0.05) between socio-cultural status patterns and its social stress, except occupation and income among the communities studied. Research limitations/implications -Although the findings of the study have been successful in understanding differences in social stress in the context of socio-cultural status patterns among the Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in Rasulpur, Bangladesh, further empirical research is needed on how personality factor, familial and community coping and social support from social service system influence the differences in subjective social stress associated with socio-cultural status patterns among the communities. In spite of the limitations, the findings may provide valuable information for cross-cultural social health policy and programs to manage the problem. Originality/value -This paper is original in linking its theory, policy and practice to reduce subjective social stress in the context of socio-cultural variations among the Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in Bangladesh.

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Cross‐cultural social stress among Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in Rasulpur of Bangladesh

Uddin

2011

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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“…In a study of rural inhabitants of an area in southwest China, ethnic minorities (i.e., Jingpo and Dai) had a higher prevalence of alcohol use than Han Chinese (Duan et al 2017). In rural Bangladesh, some groups (Oraon and Santal) were more likely than other groups (Hindu and Muslim) to engage in regular consumption of arrack, an alcohol beverage typically made from palm and/or date juice (Uddin 2008). However, the prevalence of substance use within and between ethnic minority groups does not always cleanly map onto similar patterns of health disparities related to substance use (Kramer et al 2009;Lynn-Landsman et al 2016).…”

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Substance Abuse in Rural and Remote Areas

Bray¹,

Zaring-Hinkle²,

Perrotte³

2020

Handbook of Rural, Remote, and Very Remote Mental Health

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Substance abuse is a pervasive problem across the globe, impacting the health and well-being of those who abuse alcohol and substances and their family members. While this problem affects individuals across numerous demographic factors (e.g., gender, race and ethnicity, or socioeconomic status), there are different patterns and types of substance abuse in urban and rural areas. This chapter focuses on the unique aspects of alcohol and substance abuse in rural, frontier, and remote areas and examines health disparities and racial and ethnic differences in substance abuse. In addition, this chapter discusses special challenges in providing prevention and intervention services to the people who live in rural and remote areas of the world and the roles of psychologists in providing this care.

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“…Our study also showed similar preferences for beer among binge drinkers and that such drinkers were least likely to prefer beverages of low alcohol content like Shandy. In low-income countries such as Bangladesh, most binge drinkers prefer to drink beverages with high alcohol content than alcoholic beverages with low alcohol content [42].…”

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How Severe is Binge Drinking in Malaysia and Who are at Risk?

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Naidu²,

Kamaruddin³

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Study Background: Binge drinking is one types of harmful alcohol use that lead to several adverse health effects either to the drinker or to others. Objective: This study aims to identify the prevalence of binge drinking among the current drinker and its sociodemographic determinants. Subsequently provide information to assist relevant authorities in the planning and control of the harmful use of alcohol. Methods: The data were obtained from a cross-sectional study using a validated self-administered questionnaire of the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Malay version (AUDIT-M). Binge drinking was defined as having 6 or more drinks in on one occasion. An analysis of complex survey data was conducted using STATA 11 followed by multiple logistic regressions to examine the effects of potential socio-demographic determinants and the presence of comorbid smoking and bingeing compared to data from current drinkers. Results: Of the current drinkers in Malaysia (n=1759), half reported had engaged in binge drinking. Males and smokers were significantly prone to binge drinking. There was a higher proportion of Malays, Bumiputera Sabah and Sarawak with evidence of binge drinking behaviour compared to non-binge drinkers. Multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated a higher likelihood of bingeing among males (aOR=1.4, 95% CI: 1.0-1.8), Bumiputera Sabah and Sarawak (aOR=1.7 (1.3-2.3), as well as those who are smoking (aOR=1.6, 95% CI: 1.3-2.2) when compared to non-binge drinkers. Conclusion: One in two current drinkers in Malaysia who are 13 years and older reported had engaged in bingedrinking. Thus, increase attention should be given to the current drinkers drinking habits especially if they are males, Bumiputera Sabah and Sarawak, as well as to the current smokers.

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Arrack Drinking Patterns among Muslim, Hindu, Santal, and Oraon Communities in the Rasulpur Union of Bangladesh: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

Cross‐cultural social stress among Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in Rasulpur of Bangladesh

Cross‐cultural social stress among Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in Rasulpur of Bangladesh

Substance Abuse in Rural and Remote Areas

How Severe is Binge Drinking in Malaysia and Who are at Risk?

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