Prevalence and Pattern of Alcohol Consumption using Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Rural Tamil Nadu, India

A Cross-Sectional Study on Pattern of Alcohol Consumption and Body Mass Index Among Health Institution Students in Bagalkot

“…There is an increase in heavy episodic drinking (3.16%) which was observed in this study, when compared to study done in Andhra Pradesh (1.4%) by WHO [12].…”

A Population based Study on Alcoholism among Adult Males in a Rural Area, Tamil Nadu, India

“…Studies in the southern provinces of India have shown a higher prevalence of alcohol consumption among the lesser educated and the poor [15], while another study which was done in the same place showed that income was not associated with alcohol use [16]. The current study show a similar pattern in which most of the adults belonging to low socio-economic status showed a higher rate (46%) of alcohol consumption compared to adults belonging to medium and high socio-economic status (31%).…”

Psychiatric Co-Morbidities in Individuals with Alcohol Dependence: A Prospective Observational Study

“…The maximum score on the scale is 45. Alcohol dependence was determined to be low (0-9), moderate (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19) …”