Characteristics of Mexican women admitted to emergency care units. Alcohol consumption and related problems
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| contents | Characteristics of Mexican women admitted to emergency care units. Alcohol consumption and related problems Martha Romero Liliana Mondragón Cheryl Cherpitel Ma. Elena Medina Guilherme Borges Salud women Mexico drinking Key words: alcohol emergency medical services Objective. This article describes the demographic characteristicsand psychological differences in a sample of femaleheavy and non-heavy drinkers who attended three emergencyservices of the Mexican city of Pachuca, Hidalgo.Material and Methods. A sample of patients seen at emergencyservices (ES) patients over the age of 18 was selectedusing ES admission forms. Twenty-five-minute, face-to-faceinterviews were conducted by a group of trained interviewers.Patients answered various questionnaires and scales tomeasure alcohol consumption and to provide informationon variables that have proved to be related to female drinking.Results. Thirty-six women (5.2%) out of 717 of thetotal number of women were found to be heavy drinkersaccording to the TWEAK scale. This group of women had2.3 times the risk of becoming depressed, 2.87 times therisk of taking other drugs, 1.95 times the likelihood of havingbeen sexually abused and 1.57 times the risk of displayingsuicidal ideation. Conclusions. Data from this smallanalysis confirm international findings that problem drinkingamong females throughout the life cycle is linked to depression.As regards the screening instruments employed, itis necessary to conduct more in-depth research to enrichtheir contents and increase their reliability and validity whenused among female populations. In this study, the TWEAKto be extremely useful for studies in emergencyservices. The English version of this paper is available too at:http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html 2001 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10643606 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.6 Vol.43 |
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| spellingShingle | Characteristics of Mexican women admitted to emergency care units. Alcohol consumption and related problems Martha Romero Salud women Mexico drinking Key words: alcohol emergency medical services Characteristics of Mexican women admitted to emergency care units. Alcohol consumption and related problems Martha Romero Liliana Mondragón Cheryl Cherpitel Ma. Elena Medina Guilherme Borges Salud women Mexico drinking Key words: alcohol emergency medical services Objective. This article describes the demographic characteristicsand psychological differences in a sample of femaleheavy and non-heavy drinkers who attended three emergencyservices of the Mexican city of Pachuca, Hidalgo.Material and Methods. A sample of patients seen at emergencyservices (ES) patients over the age of 18 was selectedusing ES admission forms. Twenty-five-minute, face-to-faceinterviews were conducted by a group of trained interviewers.Patients answered various questionnaires and scales tomeasure alcohol consumption and to provide informationon variables that have proved to be related to female drinking.Results. Thirty-six women (5.2%) out of 717 of thetotal number of women were found to be heavy drinkersaccording to the TWEAK scale. This group of women had2.3 times the risk of becoming depressed, 2.87 times therisk of taking other drugs, 1.95 times the likelihood of havingbeen sexually abused and 1.57 times the risk of displayingsuicidal ideation. Conclusions. Data from this smallanalysis confirm international findings that problem drinkingamong females throughout the life cycle is linked to depression.As regards the screening instruments employed, itis necessary to conduct more in-depth research to enrichtheir contents and increase their reliability and validity whenused among female populations. In this study, the TWEAKto be extremely useful for studies in emergencyservices. The English version of this paper is available too at:http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html 2001 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10643606 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.6 Vol.43 |
| title | Characteristics of Mexican women admitted to emergency care units. Alcohol consumption and related problems |
| topic | Salud women Mexico drinking Key words: alcohol emergency medical services |
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