Open AccessA study on alcohol use and its related health and social problems in rural Puducherry, India
Author(s) -
V Vijay Ramanan,
S. K. Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.201175
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , rural area , cross sectional study , alcohol , demography , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology , pathology
Harmful use of alcohol was the cause for 5.9% of all deaths and 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury. India is the third largest market for alcoholic beverages in the world with estimated 62.5 million alcohol user in 2005. The objective of this study was to know the prevalence of alcohol consumption, pattern of drinking, and its effect on people's health and social consequences.