Abstract
AIMS: This study sought to ascertain the prevalence of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption among Bhutanese refugees in Nepal and to identify predictors of elevated risk in order to better understand intervention need.
METHODS: Hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption was assessed using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) administered in a face-to-face interview in a census of two camps comprising ∼8000 refugees.
RESULTS: Approximately 1/5 men and 1/14 women drank alcohol and prevalence of hazardous drinking among current drinkers was high and comparable to that seen in Western countries with longstanding alcohol cultures. Harmful drinking was particularly associated with the use of other substances including tobacco.
CONCLUSIONS: Assessment of the alcohol-related needs of Bhutanese refugees has permitted the design of interventions. This study adds to the small international literature on substance use in forced migration populations, about which there is growing concern.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-55 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Feb 2013 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Alcoholism
- Bhutan
- Confidence Intervals
- Culture
- Educational Status
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nepal
- Prevalence
- Refugees
- Religion
- Risk Assessment
- Sex Factors
- Smoking
- Social Class
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Software
- Unemployment
- Young Adult
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