TO STUDY THE PREVALENCE, AWARENESS OF HARMFUL EFFECTS AND REFERRAL OF ALCOHOL AND NICOTINE ABUSE IN MALE PATIENTS ADMITTED IN GENERAL MEDICAL WARD

Dr. V. P. Navaneethan, Dr. B. Kannan

Abstract


BACKGROUND: Alcohol and nicotine use is an important public health problem especially in developing countries
like India. As most patients get admitted in general medical ward, we aimed at studying the prevalence of alcohol and
nicotine abuse in them and also assessed the severity & awareness of alcohol and nicotine related problems and degree
of motivation to quit.
METHODS: 109 male patients selected, Semi structured proforma used to collect data regarding sociodemographic
details, AUDIT, Leeds dependence questionnaire, Fagerstrom nicotine dependence scales were used to assess
dependency and severity of alcohol and nicotine use.
RESULTS: The prevalence of alcohol use was 39.45% and nicotine was 45.87% .The awareness related to harmful effects
was known to 55.8% of alcohol and 60% of nicotine users. Only 20.9% of alcohol & 20% of nicotine users were either
motivated to quit or referred to psychiatrist.
CONCLUSION: Prevalence of alcohol and nicotine abuse is significantly high among inpatients of general medical
ward. Even though majority of alcohol and nicotine users are aware of harmful effects only minority of them are referred
to psychiatrist.


Keywords


Alcohol & Nicotine Abuse, Prevalence, Awareness, Motivation.

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