尼泊尔的酒精使用和内部移民:一个横截面研究
Dirgha J Ghimire1, Faith Cole2, Sabrina Hermosilla2
1Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA nepdjg@umich.edu.
Journal of epidemiology and community health
|July 5, 2023
概括
尼泊尔的内部移民增加了饮酒和饮酒障碍 (AUD) 的风险. 这凸显了为国内移民提供有针对性的支持服务的需要,以防止有问题的饮酒行为.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 酒精使用是一个重要的全球健康问题,特别是在低收入和中等收入国家 (LMICs).
- 尽管人均消费量较低,但LMICs面临着越来越多的酒精相关疾病负担.
- 在LMICs的内部迁移可能会加剧酒精相关的健康风险,由于增加的压力和不断变化的社会环境.
研究的目的:
- 调查内部移民与酒精使用之间的关联.
- 检查迁移,饮酒机会和过渡到定期饮酒和饮酒障碍 (AUD) 之间的关系.
- 为了评估尼泊尔的这些关系,一个低收入的南亚国家.
主要方法:
- 在尼泊尔调查了7435名年龄在15-59岁之间的代表性样本 (2016-2018).
- 数据收集包括临床验证的酒精使用和疾病的测量,以及移民经历的生命史日历.
- 离散时间危险模型被用来分析迁移和酒精使用结果之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 内部迁移与增加饮酒机会的几率 (OR 1.32),定期饮酒 (OR 1.29) 和饮酒障碍 (AUD) (OR 1.24) 有关.
- 对于女性来说,迁移和饮酒机会之间的关联是显著的.
- 对于男性来说,迁移,定期使用和AUD之间的关联是显著的.
结论:
- 内部移民面临过渡到酒精使用和发展酒精使用障碍的高风险.
- 调查结果强调了解决内部移民的具体需求的重要性.
- 对内部移民的支持服务对于防止该人口问题性酒精使用至关重要.
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