Alcohol Consumption Practices among Married Women of Reproductive Age in Nepal: A Population Based Household Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol chemically known as ethanol, causes several health, economic and social consequences across the world. Literatures suggest potential harm of alcohol drinking by pregnant women especially to the fetus and the mother. Despite a number of significant public health problems related to alcohol consumption, this area has been ignored in Nepal and information at the national level is limited. Thus this study aimed at finding the prevalence of alcohol consumption among married women of reproductive age.

Methods

A nationally representative household survey was carried out from April to August 2013 by taking 16 districts across all 15 eco administrative regions. From the selected districts, 86 village development committees and 14 municipalities were selected as pri

SUBMITTER: Thapa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4818085 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature