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Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Harmful Use of Alcohol Among Economically and Socially Disadvantaged Immigrant Patients in Italy.
- Source :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health; Apr2020, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p426-431, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In many contexts, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, especially immigrants, have a higher burden of negative alcohol-related consequences and a higher probability of receiving a psychiatric diagnosis. This study aimed at exploring sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with harmful use of alcohol (HUA) among immigrant patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Rome (Italy) on a sample of 330 immigrant patients admitted to the gastroenterology outpatient clinic of the INMP (March 2013–October 2014). HUA was evaluated through the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire. The presence of psychiatric disorders was diagnosed through SCID I–II interviews. The association between sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric disorders and HUA was evaluated through a multivariate log-binomial regression model. HUA was associated with unemployment, longer stay in Italy, mood disorder and not being married, especially among African immigrants. We provide original findings about a selected, hard-to-investigate population, suggesting priorities in interventions on HUA among specific vulnerable subgroups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AFFECTIVE disorders
ALCOHOLISM
COMPARATIVE studies
GASTROENTEROLOGY
OUTPATIENT services in hospitals
PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants
INTERVIEWING
MARITAL status
RESEARCH methodology
CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders
MULTIVARIATE analysis
PSYCHOSES
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
RISK-taking behavior
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
UNEMPLOYMENT
MULTIPLE regression analysis
RESIDENTIAL patterns
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
AT-risk people
DISEASE prevalence
CROSS-sectional method
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SYMPTOMS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15571912
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Immigrant & Minority Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142185093
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-019-00928-z