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Background: Alcohol consumption is recognized as a public health issue. Study objectives were to identify factors predictive of alcohol consumption among elderly people in Phayao province Thailand, where there was high prevalence of alcohol consumption.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Four hundred elderly people participated in a survey. Data was collected by face-to-face interviews. Chi-square and multivariate logistic regression were used to determine the factors predictive of alcohol consumption among the study subjects. Results: One thirds of elderly (31.7%) had consumed alcohol in their lifetime, and (15.7%) ofthem were current drinkers. Following univariate analysis, seven factors included gender, working, sickness, smoking, quality of life (QOL), daily activities and economic recession-were identified as being significantly associated with drinking (p<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed four factors to be predictive of alcohol among elderly people: gender (OR=6.02, 95%CI=3.58–10.13), smoking (OR=4.34, 95%CI=2.57–7.34), economic recession(OR=2.79, 95%, CI=1.66-4.71), and QOL (OR=1.86, 95%, CI=1.09–3.16).Conclusion:Gender (male) and smoking werestronglypredictive factors of elderly alcohol consumption. Hence,an effort to reduce alcohol consumption should be placed on male elderly and those who smoke
Donnapa Hongthong, , Ratana Somrongthong, Pimpimon Wongchaiya,, Ramesh Kumar. (2016) FACTORS PREDICTIVE OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY IN PHAYAO PROVINCE THAILAND, JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD, Volume 28, Issue 2.
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