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Tobacco and alcohol use among A rab adults in I srael: Findings from a nationwide study
Author(s) -
Lawental Maayan,
Shoham Meyrav,
Ron Pnina,
Azaiza Faisal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1111/dar.12120
Subject(s) - alcohol , odds , odds ratio , demography , environmental health , young adult , medicine , psychology , logistic regression , gerontology , biology , sociology , biochemistry
Objective This comprehensive study focuses exclusively on adult A rabs in I srael and is aimed at examining tobacco and alcohol use rates and their predictors. Methods One thousand and two hundred A rab adults were randomly sampled via cluster sampling and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Results Forty‐four per cent of respondents reported tobacco use while 39% reported alcohol use. There were notable gender gaps in use, as well as differences between M uslims and C hristians. Odds of using both tobacco and alcohol increased with having a greater tendency towards risk‐taking and more time spent partying. Odds of alcohol use also increased with having positive attitudes towards use, lower perceived risk and greater intention to use. Conclusions These findings add a more complete understanding to the phenomenon of tobacco and alcohol use among A rab adults in I srael and carry important implications for future research and practice. [Lawental M, Shoham M, Ron P, Azaiza F. Tobacco and alcohol use among Arab adults in Israel: Findings from a nationwide study. Drug Alcohol Rev 2014;33:327–332]