Economic Availability of Alcohol and Alcoholism Incidence Rates in Russia
| Autor: | Razvodovsky Ye |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Estimation
Gerontology Incidence (epidemiology) 05 social sciences Alcohol dependence Confounding 050301 education Binge drinking Alcohol Negative association chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Environmental health 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology 0503 education Alcohol consumption 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Socialomics. |
| ISSN: | 2167-0358 |
| DOI: | 10.4172/2167-0358.1000190 |
| Popis: | Background: Russia has one of the highest incidence of alcoholism (alcohol dependence) in Europe, which may be explained by high overall alcohol consumption and prevalence of binge drinking of vodka. There is evidence suggesting that alcohol-related morbidity and mortality responds to changes in the economic availability (affordability) of alcohol. Objective: The aim of the present study was to estimate the relationship between affordability of vodka and alcoholism incidence rate in post-Soviet Russia. Method: Trends in alcoholism incidence rate and affordability of vodka between 1991 and 2015 were compared. Results: A Spearman correlation analysis suggests a statistically significant negative association between the two variables (r=-0.53; p |
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