Factors influence consumption of alcohol in community level in Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province

Abstract

The objectives of this descriptive study were to study the situation of alcohol consumption and analysis of predictive factor of alcohol consumption in the community level The samples were 120 villages in Kantharalak district, Sisaket province. The samples were selected by sample random sampling. The data were collected from 30 percent of the household in each villages, totally 6,278 households, by lot-drawing method. The used instruments were questionnaire and interview. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistic including frequency, percentage, mean, proportion, standard deviation and inferential statistics as well; multiple regression analysis.

The results showed that the villages which more than 80% of household had alcohol drinking behaviors at 64.2%. The population aged 15 years old and over had alcohol drinking behaviors at 66.5%. The most alcohol drinking were the age between 25-29 years old at 61.7%. The largest consumption alcohol were distillation rice whisky, brandy and Thai liquor. Every week (1-3 days/month) drinking frequency was at 28.9 percent. The drinking shot for each time at 1-2 glasses were 59.0% and over standard drinking were 28.6%. The predictive factors of alcohol consumption in the community level were nationality, communication and advertising, public campaign measures, health service system measures and social values by 26.5% at a significant difference level of 0.05. The results can be used as guidelines for policy formulation in communities to reduce alcohol consumption in the community.