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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
'I have no interest in drinking': A cross-national comparison of reasons why men and women abstain from alcohol use
Addiction, Volume 104, No. 10, Year 2009
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Aims To examine country differences in reasons for abstaining including the association of reasons with country abstaining rate and drinking pattern. Participants Samples of men and women from eight countries participating in the GENACIS (Gender Alcohol and Culture: an International Study) project. Methods Surveys were conducted with 3338 life-time abstainers and 3105 former drinkers. Respondents selected all applicable reasons for not drinking from a provided list. Analyses included two-level hierarchical linear modelling (HLM) regression. Findings Reasons for abstaining differed significantly for life-time abstainers compared to former drinkers, by gender and age, and by country-level abstaining rate and frequency of drinking. Life-time abstainers were more likely than former drinkers to endorse 'no interest', 'religion' and 'upbringing' and more reasons overall. Gender differences, especially among former drinkers, suggested that norms restricting drinking may influence reasons that women abstain ('no interest', 'not liking taste') while drinking experiences may be more important considerations for men ('afraid of alcohol problems', 'bad effect on activities'). Younger age was associated with normative reasons ('no interest', 'taste', 'waste of money') and possibly bad experiences ('afraid of problems'). Reasons such as 'religion', 'waste of money' and 'afraid of alcohol problems' were associated with higher country-level rates of abstaining. Higher endorsement of 'drinking is bad for health' and 'taste' were associated with a country pattern of less frequent drinking while 'not liking effects' was associated with higher drinking frequency. Conclusions Reasons for abstaining depend on type of abstainer, gender, age and country drinking norms and patterns. © 2009 Society for the Study of Addiction.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bernards, Sharon
Canada, Toronto
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Graham, Kathryn M.
Canada, London
Western University
Kuendig, Hervé
Switzerland, Lausanne
Schweizerische Fachstelle Für Alkohol- Und Andere Drogenprobleme
Hettige, Siri T.
Sri Lanka, Colombo
University of Colombo
Obot, Isidore Silas
Nigeria, Uyo
University of Uyo
Statistics
Citations: 50
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02667.x
e-ISSN:
13600443
Research Areas
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Male
Female