A study on socio-demographic characteristics of alcoholics attending the de-addiction center at Burdwan medical college and hospital in West Bengal

Prevalence of alcohol use in India is reported to be 21.4% and there is increasing alcohol intake among the young people. The present study was undertaken to study the socio-demographic characteristics of patients having alcohol-related disorders attending the de-addiction center at Burdwan Medical...

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Published in:Indian journal of public health 2013-01, Vol.57 (1), p.33-35
Main Authors: Sarkar, Aditya Prasad, Sen, Subrata, Mondal, Sudhakar, Singh, Om Prakash, Chakraborty, Amitava, Swaika, Bikash
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Adult
Age
Alcohol intake
Alcohol use
Alcohol-related disorders
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholics
Alcoholics - statistics & numerical data
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - epidemiology
Alcoholism - prevention & control
Alcoholism - rehabilitation
Alcohols
Analysis
Children
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data analysis
Data processing
Demographics
Drug abuse
Education
Families & family life
Family Health
Female
Genetics
Humans
India - epidemiology
Informed consent
Male
Marital status
Medical colleges
Middle Aged
Patients
Prevalence
Schedules
Socio-demographic characteristics
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Prevalence of alcohol use in India is reported to be 21.4% and there is increasing alcohol intake among the young people. The present study was undertaken to study the socio-demographic characteristics of patients having alcohol-related disorders attending the de-addiction center at Burdwan Medical College in West Bengal and to find out some factors responsible for that. A clinic-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 187 patients with the help of pre-tested pre-designed schedule after obtaining informed consent. Data analysis was carried out with the help of Epi info software version 6. Majority of the patients were male, in productive age group and married. Age of initiation and amount of alcohol intake were significantly associated with positive family history of alcoholism. Children having family history of alcoholism should be counseled to prevent development of alcoholism.
ISSN:0019-557X
2229-7693
DOI:10.4103/0019-557X.111366