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J Immigr Minor Health ; 22(2): 426-431, 2020 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31399903

ABSTRACT

In many contexts, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, especially immigrants, have a higher burden of negative alcohol-related consequences and a higher probability of receiving a psychiatric diagnosis. This study aimed at exploring sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with harmful use of alcohol (HUA) among immigrant patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Rome (Italy) on a sample of 330 immigrant patients admitted to the gastroenterology outpatient clinic of the INMP (March 2013-October 2014). HUA was evaluated through the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire. The presence of psychiatric disorders was diagnosed through SCID I-II interviews. The association between sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric disorders and HUA was evaluated through a multivariate log-binomial regression model. HUA was associated with unemployment, longer stay in Italy, mood disorder and not being married, especially among African immigrants. We provide original findings about a selected, hard-to-investigate population, suggesting priorities in interventions on HUA among specific vulnerable subgroups.


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Alcoholism/ethnology , Emigrants and Immigrants/psychology , Patients/psychology , Vulnerable Populations , Adult , Africa/ethnology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Europe, Eastern/ethnology , Female , Humans , Italy , Male , Mental Disorders , Middle Aged , Social Class
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