Gender Differences in the Factors Associated with Alcohol Binge Drinking: A Population-Based Analysis in a Latin American Country

Abstract

Alcohol consumption is a public health problem in Peru, fostered by traditional practices, where promoting social interaction in celebrations, facilitating field work as a source of energy and warmth, and achieving objectives in certain labor negotiations, play an important role. However, research on the risk factors of binge drinking according to gender is limited. The study aim was to determine the factors associated with binge drinking in the Peruvian adult population by gender. An analytical study of secondary data from the 2018 Peruvian Demographic and Family Health Survey was conducted. The dependent variable was binge drinking in the last 30 days. Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) were estimated for the association between sociodemographic and health-related variables with binge drinking. A total of 32,020 adults were included. Binge drinking was found in 22.4%. Men (32.6%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 31.4–33.8) presented a higher consumption pattern compared to women (12.8%; 95% CI: 12.0–13.6). For both genders, differences were found in binge drinking according to sociodemographic characteristics (age and wealth quintile was associated in both genders while the educational level was associated only for men, and ethnic self-identification and marital status for women) and health- characteristics related (health insurance, smoking in the last 30 days, overweight and obesity were associated in both genders). Several factors are associated with binge drinking according to gender in the Peruvian population, including age and education level among men, as well as marital status and ethnic self-identification among women.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol and tobacco consumption: Evidence from Peru

“…They also find a decrease in smoking but only for women. Hernández-Vásquez et al, 2022a , Hernández-Vásquez et al, 2022b finds that the prevalence of current smoking behavior falls in 2020 relative to 2019 in Peru. The vast variation in the findings from these studies is apparent and highlights the importance of studying the impact of the pandemic on health behaviors in different contexts.…”

“…I also explore the consumption of these products at the intensive margin by looking at the number of days alcohol was consumed in the last thirty days, if the respondent is a binge drinker and if the respondent is a daily smoker. Binge drinker is a binary variable that takes a value of one if five or more alcoholic drinks are consumed for males or four or more alcoholic drinks are consumed for females on the same occasion in at least one day in the past thirty days ( Hernández-Vásquez et al, 2022a , b ). A single drink is counted as consuming one glass, cup or bottle of alcoholic beverage.…”

Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease attributable to high sodium intake from 1990 to 2019

“…Hormones in women were also reported to have a protective effect on CKD progression (45). Furthermore, men were more likely to have poor lifestyles, especially smoking and alcoholism (46,47). Therefore, the sex differences concerning the global burden of CKD attributable to high sodium intake should be addressed by designing and adopting gender-based sodium reduction policies and programs in future studies.…”