National Drug Dependence Treatment Center and Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
Division of Preventive Oncology & Population Health, ICMR - National Institute of Cancer Prevention & Research (NICPR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, Noida, UP, India.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2022 Nov 11;57(6):674-677. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agac035.
To assess recent changes in the extent and pattern of alcohol use in India using the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data.
We used unit-level data from both rounds of NFHS. The pattern of alcohol use was categorized as: 'almost every day', 'almost once a week' and 'less than once a week'. The information was segregated for the urban and rural settings. Information was also available on the type of alcoholic beverage used by the respondents. The z test for differences in proportions was carried out for the study variables.
Findings suggest a 22.37 and 39.02% reduction in the proportion of men and women who reported alcohol use, respectively. The proportion of men reporting 'almost every day' and 'about once a week' consumption of alcohol increased by 24.19 and 7.14%, respectively.
With the caveats of expected limitations of surveys, the findings suggest an overall decrease in alcohol use in India, though the proportion of men with more frequent alcohol has increased. There is a need to strengthen the investment in the initiatives targeted at the harms due to alcohol use.
利用全国家庭健康调查 (NFHS) 数据评估印度近期饮酒程度和模式的变化。
我们使用了 NFHS 两轮的单位级数据。饮酒模式分为：“几乎每天”、“几乎每周一次”和“每周不到一次”。为城乡环境分别划分了信息。还提供了受访者使用的酒精饮料类型的信息。对研究变量进行了比例差异的 z 检验。
结果表明，男性和女性报告饮酒的比例分别下降了 22.37%和 39.02%。报告“几乎每天”和“大约每周一次”饮酒的男性比例分别增加了 24.19%和 7.14%。
尽管男性中更频繁饮酒的比例有所增加，但考虑到调查预期的限制，这些发现表明印度的饮酒量总体上有所下降。需要加强对针对酒精使用危害的各项措施的投资。
