Alcohol Consumption in Vietnam, and the Use of ‘Standard Drinks’ to Measure Alcohol Intake
Autor: | Tan Van Bui, Michele L. Callisaya, Mai Hoang Tran, Hai Ngoc Phung, Ngoc Le Van Truong, Bao Quoc Tran, Seana L. Gall, Petr Otahal, Son Thai Ha, Mark Nelson, Khue Ngoc Luong, Velandai Srikanth, C. Leigh Blizzard, Thuy Bich Au |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Adult
Male Predictive validity medicine.medical_specialty Alcohol Drinking Population 030508 substance abuse Poison control Blood Pressure Alcohol Unit of alcohol 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Survey methodology 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Injury prevention medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education education.field_of_study business.industry Alcoholic Beverages General Medicine Middle Aged Reference Standards Surgery Vietnam chemistry Hypertension Female Self Report Rural area 0305 other medical science business |
Zdroj: | Alcohol and Alcoholism. 51:186-195 |
ISSN: | 1464-3502 0735-0414 |
DOI: | 10.1093/alcalc/agv082 |
Popis: | Aims To provide nationally representative data on alcohol consumption in Vietnam and to assess whether reported numbers of ‘standard drinks’ consumed have evidence of validity (particularly in rural areas where home-made alcohol is consumed from cups of varying size). Methods A nationally representative population-based survey of 14,706 participants (46.5% males, response proportion 64.1%) aged 25−64 years in Vietnam. Measurements were made in accordance with WHO STEPS protocols. Data were analysed using complex survey methods. Results Among men, 80% reported drinking alcohol during the last year, and 40% were hazardous/harmful drinkers. Approximately 60% of men and |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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