Harmful alcohol consumption and associated factors in riverine communities

• Autor(a) principal: Nogueira, Wynne Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Caetano, Karlla Antonieta Amorim, Brandão, Gisetti Corina Gomes, Freire, Maria Eliane Moreira, Reis, Renata Karina, Silva, Ana Cristina de Oliveira e
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/68602
• topic: Alcohol Drinking; Prevalence; Vulnerable Populations; Risk Factors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas; Prevalência; Populações Vulneráveis; Fatores de Risco; Estudos Transversais

Objective: to identify the prevalence of harmful alcohol consumption and its associated factors among residents of riverine communities in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. Method: cross-sectional, analytical study of 250 residents of riverine communities in Paraíba, from June to October 2019. Bivariate and multiple logistic regression was used for data analysis. Results: the prevalence of harmful alcohol consumption (AUDIT ≥ 8) was 30.4% (95%CI 24.7-36.1). The residents of riverine communities who were most likely to harmful use of alcohol were those who use illicit drugs (OR=3.70; 95%CI 1.97-6.96) and tobacco (OR=2.80; 95%CI 1.51-5.21). Conclusion: residents of riverine communities had a high prevalence of harmful alcohol consumption, which brings the need to adopt prevention and health promotion strategies regarding the harmful use of alcohol and its consequences for the health of this population.