Alcohol Use-Related Problems Among a Rural Indian Population of West Bengal: An Application of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT).

@article{Barik2016AlcoholUP,
  title={Alcohol Use-Related Problems Among a Rural Indian Population of West Bengal: An Application of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT).},
  author={Anamitra Barik and Rajesh Kumar Rai and Abhijit Chowdhury},
  journal={Alcohol and alcoholism},
  year={2016},
  volume={51 2},
  pages={
          215-23
        }
}
AIMS To examine alcohol use and related problems among a rural subset of the Indian population. METHODS The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used as part of Health and Demographic Surveillance of 36,611 individuals aged ≥18 years. From this survey data on 3671 current alcohol users were analysed using bivariate and multivariate ordered logit regression. RESULTS Over 19% of males and 2.4% of females were current alcohol users. Mean ethanol consumption on a typical… 
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