A comparative survey on alcohol and tobacco use in urban and rural populations in the Huaihua District of Hunan Province, China
Autor: | Zhonghua Su, Huey tsyh Chen, Hong Deng, Xiaojun Xiang, Wei Hao, Xiangyang Zhou |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Rural Population China medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Urban Population Poison control Toxicology Urban area Biochemistry Occupational safety and health Behavioral Neuroscience Environmental health Injury prevention Epidemiology medicine Humans Aged geography geography.geographical_feature_category business.industry Public health Smoking General Medicine Middle Aged Neurology Female Rural area business |
Zdroj: | Alcohol. 39:87-96 |
ISSN: | 0741-8329 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.alcohol.2006.07.003 |
Popis: | Modern Chinese society is comprised primarily of two subgroups-urban and rural subpopulations. However, comparative data regarding alcohol and tobacco use between urban and rural subgroups in China is sparse. An epidemiological survey was conducted in the Huaihua District of Hunan Province of China, and 3,543 urban and 4,294 rural dwellers aged 15-65 years were interviewed. The drinking rates were higher in the urban area (45.9%) than in the rural area (39.6%), whereas the smoking rates were higher in the rural area (35.9%) than in the urban area (28.7%). Rural respondents were more likely to report heavy drinking (Adjusted odds ratio [OR]=1.77) and heavy smoking (Adjusted OR=2.46) than urban populations. Specifically, rural males had higher odds of heavy alcohol and tobacco use than urban males, whereas more urban females were more likely to drink and smoke than rural counterparts. The findings suggest that the status of alcohol and tobacco use varies in the urban and rural area. The heavy alcohol and tobacco consumption among rural populations underscores the need to develop and implement culturally appropriate public health intervention and awareness arising programs especially in rural China. |
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