Drinking in male HBV carriers in the outpatient department.
10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2012.12.017
- Author:
Yanbo ZOU
1
;
Dongmei JIANG
;
Lanman ZENG
Author Information
1. Medical Department for Cadres, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Alcohol Drinking;
Alcohol-Related Disorders;
epidemiology;
Carrier State;
China;
epidemiology;
Hepatitis B;
Humans;
Male;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2012;37(12):1274-1278
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To understand the relation among drinking, characteristics and emotion in outpatient male carriers with hepatitis B virus (HBV), and to provide reference for alcohol intervention.
METHODS:We used alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and Beck depression inventory (BDI) to investigate 980 male HBV carriers in the outpatient department.
RESULTS:The questionnaires were responded by 544 people with drinking experience for nearly a year (drinking rate 58.18%). The prevalence of moderate drinking was 37.8% (354 patients), hazardous and harmful drinking 17.97% (168 patients) and alcohol dependence 2.35% (22 patients). In groups with different ages, education levels, occupations, income and symptoms, the constituent ratio of the hazardous harmful drinking and alcohol dependence (AUDIT 7-26 scores) was different (P<0.05). The total score in SAS in the alcohol dependence group was much higher than that in the normal group (35.95±11.55 vs 29.78±0.46, P =0.020); the total score in SAS and in BDI was significantly higher in the alcohol dependence group than that in the moderate drinking group and the hazardous harmful drinking group (35.95±11.55 and 10.45±8.95 vs 29.65±7.97 and 6.35±5.65 vs 29.68±7.06 and 6.44±5.27, respectively).
CONCLUSION:Male HBV carriers of 30-49 years old, with education level lower than elementary school or higher than bachelor degree, cadres/professionals with high income and major symptoms show higher harmful/alcohol dependence (AUDIT 7-26 points). Anxiety and depression in the alcohol-dependent male hepatitis B virus carriers are obviously higher than in the moderate drinking group and the hazardous harmful drinking group.
