Department of Preventive Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2011 Apr;12(2):128-35. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2010.543202.
To identify the prevalence and correlates of binge drinking, driving after drinking, and riding in a vehicle with a driver who had consumed alcohol in US Air Force active duty recruits.
A military cohort (N = 31,108; 25.1% female) was analyzed to identify variables associated with binge drinking, drinking and driving, and riding with a driver who had consumed alcohol.
Results indicated that 53 percent (including 45% of those under the legal drinking age) reported alcohol use in the month prior to entering basic military training (BMT). Thirty-eight percent of all active duty recruits reported binge drinking (ie, consuming 5 or more drinks on a single occasion) at least one time in the past 30 days. Nearly 1 in 4 (23%) reported 1 to 3 episodes of binge drinking. Three percent of reported alcohol users drove after consuming five or more drinks, and 9 percent rode as a passenger in a vehicle with a driver who had been drinking heavily.
Several demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal correlates of risky drinking patterns were identified. Prevention efforts are needed to address the implications of these findings because they influence the health, safety, and military readiness of active duty personnel.
在美国空军现役新兵中，确定 binge drinking、酒后驾车和乘坐酒后驾车者的流行率及相关因素。
对一个军事队列（N=31108；25.1%为女性）进行分析，以确定与 binge drinking、酒后驾车和乘坐酒后驾车者相关的变量。
结果表明，53%（包括 45%的法定饮酒年龄以下者）报告在进入基础军事训练（BMT）前一个月内有饮酒行为。在过去 30 天内，所有现役新兵中有 38%至少有一次 binge drinking（即单次饮酒 5 杯或以上）。近 1/4（23%）报告有 1 到 3 次 binge drinking。3%的报告饮酒者在饮用 5 杯或以上酒后开车，9%的报告饮酒者乘坐酒后驾车者的车辆。
确定了一些与危险饮酒模式相关的人口统计学、行为和态度因素。需要采取预防措施来解决这些发现的影响，因为它们会影响现役人员的健康、安全和军事准备。
