Alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Novosibirsk, Russia, 1985–95

Malyutina, Sofia; Bobák, Martin; Kurilovitch, Svetlana; Ryizova, Eva; Nikitin, Yu. P.; Marmot, Michael

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.2001.9679877.x

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“…Most studies report much heavier and more prevalent alcohol consumption in men compared with women. For instance, in Russia and Ukraine, the rates of monthly heavy episodic or heavy alcohol use vary from 31% to 82% for men and from 1% to 11% for women (Bobak et al, 1999(Bobak et al, , 2004Malyutina et al, 2001;Pakriev et al, 1998;Webb et al, 2005). Two recent surveys conducted in Russia estimated the prevalence of any alcohol consumption among pregnant women to be as high as 25.5%-60%; however, results should be generalized with caution (Grjibovski et al, 2002;Kristjanson et al, 2007).…”

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Paternal Drinking, Intimate Relationship Quality, and Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Ukrainian Women

Bakhireva¹,

Wilsnack²,

Kristjanson³

et al. 2011

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) represent a signifi cant public health problem. The infl uence of the male partner's alcohol consumption patterns and the quality of the partner's intimate relationship might be important factors to consider in the design of successful FASD prevention programs. Method: As part of the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, 166 pregnant women in two regions in Ukraine participated in an in-person interview at an average gestational age of 18-19 weeks. Subjects were classifi ed cross-sectionally as abstainers/light drinkers (n = 80), defi ned as low or no consumption of alcohol in the periconceptional period and none in the most recent 2 weeks of pregnancy; discontinuers (n = 43), defi ned as moderate to heavy alcohol use in the periconceptional period but none during the most recent 2 weeks of pregnancy; or continuing drinkers (n = 43), defi ned as continued moderate to heavy alcohol use within the most recent 2 weeks of pregnancy. Women also reported on their partner's drinking behavior and on the quality of their intimate relationship. Results: Heavy paternal drinking was signifi cantly associated with both continuing maternal drinking in the most recent 2 weeks (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 34.1; 95% CI [5.9, 195.8]) and being a risky drinker only around conception (adjusted OR = 27.0; 95% CI [5.0, 147.7]). In addition, women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy had lower mean scores for satisfaction with partners' relationship and ability to discuss problems (p < .05) compared with light drinkers/abstainers. Conclusions: This study suggests that development of partner-based interventions, as opposed to those solely focused on maternal drinking, might be warranted as a strategy to prevent FASD. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 72, 536-544, 2011)

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Paternal Drinking, Intimate Relationship Quality, and Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Ukrainian Women

Bakhireva¹,

Wilsnack²,

Kristjanson³

et al. 2011

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Previous studies in Russia also found infrequent drinking but high intake per occasion in men and relatively low consumption in women. [22][23][24][25] Our ecological and individual level analyses show that the mean dose per session accounted for a substantial part of the differences in alcohol related problem in men in the three countries. These findings support the hypothesis that drinking pattern may potentiate the negative role of alcohol in Russia.…”

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Contribution of drinking patterns to differences in rates of alcohol related problems between three urban populations

Bobák

Room²,

Pikhart³

et al. 2004

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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Objectives: To examine, on empirical data, whether drinking patterns, in addition to overall alcohol consumption, contribute to differences in rates of alcohol related problems between populations. Design: Cross sectional survey. Settings: One Russian, one Polish, and one Czech city. Participants: 1118 men and 1125 women randomly selected from population registers. Main outcome measures: Problem drinking; negative social consequences of drinking; alcohol consumption and drinking pattern. Results: Rates of problem drinking and of negative consequences of drinking were much higher in Russian men (35% and 18%, respectively) than in Czechs (19% and 10%) or Poles (14% and 8%). This contrasts with substantially lower mean annual intake of alcohol reported by Russian men (4.6 litres) than by Czech men (8.5 litres), and with low mean drinking frequency in Russia (67 drinking sessions per year, compared with 179 sessions among Czech men). However, Russians consumed the highest dose of alcohol per drinking session (means 71 g in Russians, 46 g in Czechs, and 45 g in Poles), and had the highest prevalence of binge drinking. In women, the levels of alcohol related problems and of drinking were low in all countries. In ecological and individual level analyses, indicators of binge drinking explained a substantial part of differences in rates of problem drinking and negative consequences of drinking between the three countries. Conclusions: These empirical data confirm high levels of alcohol related problems in Russia despite low volume of drinking. The binge drinking pattern partly explains this paradoxical finding. Overall alcohol consumption does not suffice as an estimate of alcohol related problems at the population level.

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“…Concern about the adverse effects of alcohol on health and other outcomes led the then-President Mikhail Gorbachev to institute an antialcohol campaign in 1985. Alcohol consumption, which initially decreased during the campaign, increased significantly after the campaign ended in 1987 (Malyutina et al, 2001;Nemtsov, 2000Nemtsov, , 2005. Malyutina et al (2001) reported that abstinence rates among women declined from 52 to 8% between 19858% between and 19958% between .…”

Section: H Istorically Alcohol Consumption Inmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Alcohol consumption, which initially decreased during the campaign, increased significantly after the campaign ended in 1987 (Malyutina et al, 2001;Nemtsov, 2000Nemtsov, , 2005. Malyutina et al (2001) reported that abstinence rates among women declined from 52 to 8% between 19858% between and 19958% between . Bobak et al (1999 found that 35% of Russian women in a 1996 survey reported being abstainers.…”

Section: H Istorically Alcohol Consumption Inmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…In general, these are considerably higher levels than have been reported in previous studies of Russian drinking. For example, in Novosibirsk, in the mid-1990s, more than 40% of women aged 25 to 44 were nondrinkers, and there were few heavy episodic (or ''binge'') drinkers (Malyutina et al, 2001). As discussed below, it is possible that the interview questionnaire used in this studydesigned to maximize valid self-report, particularly among women-obtained a somewhat less biased and less underreported picture of Russian women's drinking than some earlier studies.…”

Section: General Patterns Of Women's Drinkingmentioning

confidence: 95%

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