Factors related to Alcohol Consumtion in woman In Chaisatan sub-districtSarapee districtChiang Mai Province

Abstract

          This research presents factors concerning the consumption of alcohol by women in Chaisatan subdistrict, Sarapee District, Chiang Mai Province. The sampling group was 313 women whose age was between 20 and 60 years, gathering of data was by questionnaire and AUDIT (The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) screening test between June and September 2009, data was analyzed by Frequency, Percentage, Arithmetic Mean and Standard Deviation. Chi-square test was used to determine the significance. The results showed that the risk to most women of heavy alcohol consumption is low, that the majority had their first drink when aged between 20 and 44 years, and that they consumed alcohol of their own volition. The sample group prefers to drink alcohol at various festivals such as New Year parties, Songkran parties, etc. with expenditure for alcohol beverages between 100 and 500 baht per month, the most commonly consumed alcoholic beverage was beer. Factors significantly associated with alcohol consumption were age, liability and knowledge about alcoholic beverages. The result of this study should be available to policy makers and planning and developing project to change the alcohol drinking behavior among women in Chaisatan sub-district to be moderate and responsible.