Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2329-6488
+44 1223 790975
Public Health Medicine Specialist, Miri Divisional Health Office Miri, Sarawak, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Malaysia
Research Article
Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Use Disorders among Adult Outpatient Attendees in Urban Primary Care Clinics in Miri Sarawak, East Malaysia
Author(s): Maurice Steve Utap*, Dalyana Hamid, Norita Yasmin Asrani, Noorul Amilin Sulaiman, Shazimah Abdul Rahman, Rudy Ngau Ajeng, Gerard Loh and Sammy Lee
Background: In Malaysia, the prevalence of current adult alcohol drinker was 8.4%. However, there is no known published data on the prevalence of alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder among adult outpatient attendees in primary care clinic in Miri Sarawak, East Malaysia. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder and its associated factors among adult outpatient attendees in urban primary care clinics in Miri Sarawak, Malaysia.
Methods: We conducteda cross sectional study in two urban primary care clinics in Miriusing simple random sampling method. The validated AUDIT-10 questionnaire was used to determine alcohol consumption, hazardous, dependence and harmful use.
Results: 404 subjects were selected into the study.46.3% were current alcohol drinkers,90... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-6488.20.8.336