Predictors of Heavy Episodic Drinking and Weekly Drunkenness Among Immigrant Latinos in North Carolina

Jason Daniel-Ulloa; Beth A Reboussin; Paul A Gilbert; Lilli Mann; Jorge Alonzo; Mario Downs; Scott D Rhodes

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Predictors of Heavy Episodic Drinking and Weekly Drunkenness Among Immigrant Latinos in North Carolina

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Predictors of Heavy Episodic Drinking and Weekly Drunkenness Among Immigrant Latinos in North Carolina

Jason Daniel-Ulloa, Beth A Reboussin, Paul A Gilbert, Lilli Mann, Jorge Alonzo, Mario Downs and Scott D Rhodes

American journal of men's health, Vol.8(4), pp.339-348

07/2014

DOI: 10.1177/1557988313519670

PMCID: PMC4107145

PMID: 24457467

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Abstract

Few studies have examined correlates of heavy drinking among rural immigrant Latino men. This analysis identified correlates of typical week drunkenness and past 30-day heavy episodic drinking, within a sample of immigrant Latino men in rural North Carolina (n = 258). In the bivariate analyses, Mexican birth, entering the United States as an adult, and year-round employment were associated with increased odds of typical week drunkenness, and higher acculturation and affiliation with a religion with strict prohibitions against drinking alcohol were associated with lower odds of typical week drunkenness. Being older, Mexican birth, entering the United States as an adult, and lower acculturation were associated with increased odds of heavy episodic drinking, and affiliation with a religion with strict prohibitions against drinking alcohol and completing high school were associated with decreased odds of heavy episodic drinking. In multivariable modeling, only religious affiliation was associated with typical week drunkenness. Mexican birth, entering the United States as an adult, and lower acculturation were associated with increased odds of heavy episodic drinking, and affiliation with a religion with strict prohibitions against drinking alcohol and completing high school were associated with lower odds of heavy episodic drinking. The health of minority men in the United States has been neglected, and immigrant Latino men comprise a particularly vulnerable population. This analysis provides initial data on some factors associated with heavy drinking within a population about which little is known. Future studies should examine moderating or mediating factors between age, acculturation, religiosity, and heavy drinking that might be targets for behavioral interventions.

Alcoholic Intoxication - epidemiology

Employment - statistics & numerical data

Age Factors

Humans

Middle Aged

Religion

Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data

Male

Educational Status

Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data

Young Adult

Mexico - ethnology

Acculturation

Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology

Rural Population

Adolescent

Adult

North Carolina - epidemiology

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Title: Subtitle: Predictors of Heavy Episodic Drinking and Weekly Drunkenness Among Immigrant Latinos in North Carolina
Creators: Jason Daniel-Ulloa - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA jason-daniel@uiowa.edu
Beth A Reboussin - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Paul A Gilbert - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Lilli Mann - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Jorge Alonzo - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Mario Downs - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Scott D Rhodes - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of men's health, Vol.8(4), pp.339-348
DOI: 10.1177/1557988313519670
PMID: 24457467
PMCID: PMC4107145
NLM abbreviation: Am J Mens Health
ISSN: 1557-9883
eISSN: 1557-9891
Publisher: United States
Grant note: R24MD002774 / NIMHD NIH HHS U48 DP001902 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS R24 MD002774 / NIMHD NIH HHS 1-U48DP001902-01 / NCCDPHP CDC HHS
Language: English
Date published: 07/2014
Academic Unit: Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984063126502771

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