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. 2010 Sep;18(3):132-8.
doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3590.

Alcohol consumption among men and women with tuberculosis in Tomsk, Russia

Sonya S Shin  1 , Trini A Mathew, Galina V Yanova, Garrett M Fitzmaurice, Viktoriya Livchits, Sergey A Yanov, Aivar K Strelis, Sergey P Mishustin, Nicolai A Bokhan, Charmaine S Lastimoso, Hilary S Connery, Jessica E Hart, Shelly F Greenfield
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Alcohol consumption among men and women with tuberculosis in Tomsk, Russia

Sonya S Shin et al. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

Drinking behavior among Russian women remains poorly described. We analyzed gender differences in alcohol use among 374 tuberculosis patients in Tomsk, Siberia. Twenty-six (28.3%) women had lifetime alcohol abuse or dependence, compared with 70.6% of men. Women with alcohol use disorders drank 12.7 +/- 14.0 standard drinks per day and > or = 34.6% drank 2 three days per week. Among individuals with a lifetime alcohol use disorder, age of onset and typical consumption did not differ significantly by gender. We conclude that Russian women with alcohol use disorders consume almost as much alcohol as men and may be at greater risk for negative social and medical consequences.

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Conflict of Interest Statement

The data analyzed in this report were collected with support of RO1 AA016318-01 from the National Institutes of Health (SSS, GMF, AKS, SPM, CSL, HSC, SFG); the Eli Lilly Foundation (TAM, GMF, SSS); International Resources & Exchanges Board Foundation (TAM), Whitman Fellowship from Harvard Medical School (TAM); and K24 DA019855 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (SFG).

Insofar as this research was undertaken with support of the National Institutes of Health, the authors must comply with the National Institutes of Health public access policies outlined in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161).

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