Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF ALCOHOL USE IN RURAL POPULATION OF MADHYA PRADESH

Dr. Naresh Solanki, Dr. Ram Ghulam Razdan

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Introduction

Many epidemiological studies have been carried out in different parts of India but only few studies taken place regarding substance use in the central region. It is one of the few studies which have included all age groups, door to door survey method, uniform diagnostic criteria and tools.

Methods

This study was conducted in 500 families of 32 villages with total sample of 2706 subjects in Indore district. MINI–6 or MINI kid was administered as diagnostic tool. The study conducted during the period from December 2014 to August 2015.

Results

Among 2706 people, alcohol dependence was prevalent in 133 males and five females and alcohol abuse was prevalent in 79 males and three females. The prevalence for alcohol dependence was 51/1000 and for substance dependence (non–alcohol), it was 97/1000.

Conclusion

From the current study it can be suggested that the prevalence of substance use disorders is increasing among rural population due to various factors. There were more number of cases among those who were low educated, those occupied in unskilled jobs like daily wage laborers, commonly in males, more cases in the age group of 40–59 years and those who were married.

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Dr. Naresh Solanki, Dr. Ram Ghulam Razdan, PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF ALCOHOL USE IN RURAL POPULATION OF MADHYA PRADESH, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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