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Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access published online on July 25, 2005
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Medical Council on Alcohol. All rights reserved
Received May 2, 2005
Accepted June 27, 2005

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FEMALE SURGEONS' ALCOHOL USE: A STUDY OF A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF NORWEGIAN DOCTORS

JUDITH ROSTA 1* and OLAF G. AASLAND 2

1 Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, Oslo, Norway
2 The Research Institute, Norwegian Medical Association, PO Box 1152 Sentrum, N-0107 Oslo, Norway; Department of Health Management and Health Economics, University of Oslo, Norway

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
JUDITH ROSTA, E-mail: Rosta{at}soz.uni-frankfurt.de


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Aims: This study was designed to describe the alcohol use by female surgeons and the hazards of their drinking habits for them compared with the habits of female doctors from non-surgical specialities, and with those of their male colleagues in surgery, and to identify the variables associated with hazardous drinking. Methods: The data were collected in 2000 from a representative national sample of 1120 Norwegian doctors. Alcohol use was measured using a modified version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. A score of 9 or more was used as an indicator of hazardous drinking. Results: Female surgeons compared with female non-surgeons had tendencies for more frequent moderate alcohol consumption accompanied by more frequent consumption of larger amounts of alcohol, and a significantly higher rate of hazardous drinking (18 vs 7.6%). Being a surgeon (OR = 1.7, 95% CI 1.2-2.4), male (OR = 2.7, 1.7-4.1) and aged 45 years or over (OR = 1.5, 1.1-2.2) were significant predictors of hazardous drinking. With separate gender analyses, being a surgeon was a significant predictor for both females (OR = 2.8, 1.2-6.6) and males (OR = 1.5, 1.0-2.3). Conclusion: Female surgeons practising in Norway drink more frequently and more hazardously than other female doctors. There are a number of possible explanations for this. Surgical culture may be an important factor.


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