Associations between social vulnerability, employment conditions and hazardous alcohol consumption in Chile

Abstract

HAC was independently associated with the participant's economic sector and perception of neighbourhood security in Chilean adults. It is important to perform in-depth analyses of contextual effects on individual alcohol consumption.

Screening for Hazardous Drinking in Migrant Workers in Southeastern Spain

“…In our study, the highest percentage of hazardous drinkers worked in the construction industry (17%), and the lowest percentage of hazardous drinkers worked in the service sector (7%). Using the service sector as a reference, the odds ratio of hazardous drinking was 2.8 for those who worked in construction and 2.2 for those who worked in agriculture, which is similar to the findings of other authors 36,37) . Construction and agriculture, both open to the inclement weather, traditionally offer hard work conditions, and ingestion of alcohol before beginning work is a common habit.…”

Daño a terceros producido por el alcohol: resultados de un estudio poblacional en Chile

“…La relación entre consumo de alcohol y violencia comunitaria ha sido estudiada en Chile por el Servicio Nacional de Prevención de Drogas y Alcohol (SENDA) 16 . En una muestra de 16.000 adultos chilenos, representativos de la población general, 7,4% de los entrevistados declara haber sido asaltado por alguien bajo la influencia del alcohol, así como 1,4% declaró haber sido sujeto de una agresión sexual.…”

Consumo de bebida alcoólica entre fumicultores: prevalência e fatores associados

“…The prevalence of alcohol consumption among the rural population worldwide varies greatly, ranging from 1.4% 10,11,14,22,27 to 64% 12,15,17,19,27 for high-risk consumption among men and women, and from 4.5% 12,28 a 38% 3,13,20 for heavy drinking among men. Among farmers, the prevalence of high-risk alcohol consumption ranged from 18% 16 to 43% 17,27 . The factors positively associated with any alcohol consumption pattern in rural population were being male 5,14,21,22,24 and smoking 5,6,8,21 .…”

“…Measuring and qualifying alcohol consumption is a complex task due to cultural differences, variability in measurement instruments, or a lack of standardized concepts. Consumption can be measured as different periods (currently [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] , ever 7,9 , number of days 4,8,10 ) units of measurement (grams 3,[11][12][13][14][15] , milliliters 7,9 , or number of standard doses 10,[16][17][18] ), or even as different consumption patterns (got drunk 4,7,8 ). Scales such as AUDIT 5,14,17,[19][20][21][22][23][24] , CAGE 3,11,25 , MAST 11 , and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 10,26 can also be used.…”