Kunz J L, Giesbrecht N
Clinical, Social Evaluation and Research Department, Addiction Research Foundation, London, Ontario, Canada.
Subst Use Misuse. 1999 Feb;34(3):403-19. doi: 10.3109/10826089909035653.
Based on self-administered face-to-face interviews conducted in 1992-93 with 524 members of the Punjabi community in Peel, near Toronto, this study investigates the factors associated with alcohol use in the community. Results from alcohol and other drug surveys in Ontario are used for comparison between the two samples regarding drinking and sociodemographic characteristics. Bivariate analyses indicate a lower prevalence rate of drinking among the Punjabi sample than the Ontario population, especially among women. In spite of this, a majority of the Punjabi respondents perceive that alcohol problems are widespread in their community. Logistic regression results show that sex, importance of religion, perceived risk of alcohol, and opinion on alcohol price in the province are significantly associated with alcohol use. The effects of socioeconomic status, perception of public drunkenness, and levels of integration appear to be not significant. In light of these results, some implications for "alcohol abuse" prevention strategies are discussed.
本研究基于1992 - 1993年对多伦多附近皮尔地区旁遮普社区524名成员进行的面对面自填式访谈，调查了该社区与饮酒相关的因素。安大略省酒精及其他药物调查的结果用于比较两个样本在饮酒和社会人口特征方面的情况。双变量分析表明，旁遮普样本中的饮酒患病率低于安大略省人口，尤其是女性。尽管如此，大多数旁遮普受访者认为酒精问题在他们的社区中很普遍。逻辑回归结果显示，性别、宗教的重要性、对酒精的感知风险以及对该省酒精价格的看法与饮酒显著相关。社会经济地位、对公众醉酒的看法以及融入程度的影响似乎并不显著。鉴于这些结果，讨论了对“酒精滥用”预防策略的一些启示。
