Alcoholism among male patients attending emergency units, Baghdad, Iraq
المؤلف
المصدر
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
العدد
المجلد 52، العدد 4 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2010)، ص ص. 416-418، 3ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2010-12-31
دولة النشر
العراق
عدد الصفحات
3
التخصصات الرئيسية
الموضوعات
الملخص EN
Background : The problem of excessive alcohol consumption is a major cause of public health concern in most countries of the world today.
Royal Colleges of Physicians and Psychiatrists recommended that every inpatient should be screened with a questionnaire for alcohol related problems.
Therefore, this work was carried out to report on alcoholism in the emergency unit in two general hospitals in Baghdad, Iraq.
Methods : The study was carried out in Al-Sader general hospital (Al-Sader city, Baghdad) and Baghdad teaching hospital (Baghdad) for the period 1st July 2008 to 1st May 2009.
Data collection was two days per week.
Version of 25 items Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) and semi-structured schedule based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) criteria for alcohol dependence were used.
Males aged 16–70 years attended emergency units were included in the study.
Results : There were 11 % had alcoholism.
Alcoholism was significantly associated with age > 40 years, married, low educated and employed (p = 0.02, 0.002, 0.03, respectively).
Alcohol dependence was significantly associated with younger age (< 40 years), single, low educated, early onset of drinking (< 30 years) and positive family history of alcoholism (p = 0.006, 0.004, 0.004, 0.004, 0.005, respectively).
Sensitivity and positivity of MAST were 86.7 % and 60.7 %, respectively.
Conclusion : High prevalence of alcoholism was reported among attendents to emergency units.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Hashism, Mushtaq T.. 2010. Alcoholism among male patients attending emergency units, Baghdad, Iraq. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 52, no. 4, pp.416-418.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Hashism, Mushtaq T.. Alcoholism among male patients attending emergency units, Baghdad, Iraq. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 52, no. 4 (2010), pp.416-418.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-335989
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Hashism, Mushtaq T.. Alcoholism among male patients attending emergency units, Baghdad, Iraq. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2010. Vol. 52, no. 4, pp.416-418.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-335989
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 418
رقم السجل
BIM-335989
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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