Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Penang, Malaysia

In light of the increases in alcohol-induced diseases and social problems, the present study sets out to examine the factors affecting alcohol consumption among adults in Penang (Malaysia) using a cross-sectional survey sample consisting of 398 respondents. The results of the logistic regression a...

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Main Author:	Yong, Kang Cheah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	penerbit ukm 2014
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine
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spelling	ukm-85392016-12-14T06:47:29Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8539/ Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Penang, Malaysia Yong, Kang Cheah RA Public aspects of medicine In light of the increases in alcohol-induced diseases and social problems, the present study sets out to examine the factors affecting alcohol consumption among adults in Penang (Malaysia) using a cross-sectional survey sample consisting of 398 respondents. The results of the logistic regression analysis show that age, gender, ethnicity, marital status and smoking are signifi cantly associated with alcohol consumption. In particular, males (OR: 3.720; 95% CI: 1.939, 7.136), Chinese (OR: 3.628; 95% CI: 1.808, 7.279) and smokers (OR: 5.083; 95% CI: 1.876, 13.774) are more likely to consume alcohol than others, whereas, old individuals (OR: 0.971; 95% CI: 0.941, 1.002), Malays (OR: 0.059; 95% CI: 0.021, 0.165) and married individuals (OR: 0.419; 95% CI: 0.211, 0.833) are less likely to consume alcohol than others. Based on the fi ndings of the present study, several intervention strategies toward reducing alcohol consumption are proposed. Specifi cally, these strategies should be targeted at young individuals, males, Chinese, unmarried individuals and smokers. penerbit ukm 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8539/1/Factors_Affecting_Alcohol_Consumption.pdf Yong, Kang Cheah (2014) Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Penang, Malaysia. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 12 (2). pp. 45-51. ISSN 1675-8161 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/572
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description	In light of the increases in alcohol-induced diseases and social problems, the present study sets out to examine the factors affecting alcohol consumption among adults in Penang (Malaysia) using a cross-sectional survey sample consisting of 398 respondents. The results of the logistic regression analysis show that age, gender, ethnicity, marital status and smoking are signifi cantly associated with alcohol consumption. In particular, males (OR: 3.720; 95% CI: 1.939, 7.136), Chinese (OR: 3.628; 95% CI: 1.808, 7.279) and smokers (OR: 5.083; 95% CI: 1.876, 13.774) are more likely to consume alcohol than others, whereas, old individuals (OR: 0.971; 95% CI: 0.941, 1.002), Malays (OR: 0.059; 95% CI: 0.021, 0.165) and married individuals (OR: 0.419; 95% CI: 0.211, 0.833) are less likely to consume alcohol than others. Based on the fi ndings of the present study, several intervention strategies toward reducing alcohol consumption are proposed. Specifi cally, these strategies should be targeted at young individuals, males, Chinese, unmarried individuals and smokers.
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author	Yong, Kang Cheah
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title	Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Penang, Malaysia
title_short	Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Penang, Malaysia
title_full	Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Penang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Penang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Factors Affecting Alcohol Consumption: The Case of Penang, Malaysia
title_sort	factors affecting alcohol consumption: the case of penang, malaysia
publisher	penerbit ukm
publishDate	2014
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