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Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 79-83, 2003
© 2003 Medical Council on Alcohol

THE PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF HAZARDOUS DRINKING IN INDUSTRIAL WORKERS: A STUDY FROM GOA, INDIA

Melvin Chagas Silva*, Gaurish Gaunekar, Vikram Patel1,2, Damodar S. Kukalekar and John Fernandes

Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Altinho, Goa,
1 The Sangath Society, Porvorim, Goa, India and
2 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Received 2 April 2002; first review notified 10 April 2002; first review notified 20 July 2002; accepted 9 August 2002

— Aims: This study aimed to describe the prevalence and associations of hazardous drinking in a male industrial worker population in India. Methods: A total of 984 subjects from a randomly selected sample of 1013 workers from four industries in Goa, India, were recruited. Interviews included the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as an indicator of hazardous drinking and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) as a measure of common mental disorders (CMDs). Results: The prevalence of hazardous drinking, defined as an AUDIT score of more than 8 was 21%. There was a significant association with CMD (OR 2, P = 0.003). Hazardous drinking was significantly associated with severe health problems, such as head injuries and hospitalization, whereas CMD was found to be a confounder in its association with adverse economic outcomes. Conclusions: Hazardous drinking is common among male industrial workers in Goa. Interventions in the workplace must target both drinking problems and CMDs, since they often co-exist and are associated with different types of adverse outcomes.


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