Risky alcohol use among reproductive-age men, not women, in Mae La refugee camp, Thailand, 2009.

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UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND: Globally, alcohol use contributes to close to 4% of all deaths and is a leading cause of ill health and premature death among men of reproductive age. Problem alcohol use is an unaddressed public health issue among populations displaced by conflict. Assessing the magnitude of the problem and identifying affected groups and risk behaviours is difficult in mobile and unstable populations. METHODS: From 15-28 December 2009 we conducted a simple rapid screening test of ri...

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Authors: Ezard, N; Thiptharakun, S; Nosten, F; Rhodes, T; Mcgready, R

• Journal: Conflict and health
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 7
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-6-7
• EISSN: 1752-1505
• ISSN: 1752-1505
• Language: English
• Keywords: Substance abuse; Refugees; Displaced population; mSASQ; Assessment; Conflict; Alcohol