Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili1, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar2, Vandad Sharifi3, Ahmad Hajebi4, Ramin Mojtabai5, Reza Radgoodarzi1, Mitra Hefazi1, Abbas Motevalian6. 1. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran. 2. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Iran. Electronic address: rahimia@tums.ac.ir. 3. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Mental Health Research Center, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry- Faculty of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 5. Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health and Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. 6. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: For nearly four decades, alcohol production and consumption has been banned in the Islamic country of Iran. However, little is known about the extent of alcohol use and associated problems in the country. The paper aims to present findings on the 12-month prevalence, symptoms, severity, correlates, and comorbidity of alcohol use disorders in the Iranian population. METHODS: This report is based on the 2011 Iranian household Mental Health survey (IranMHS), a nationally representative face-to-face household survey with a multi-stage, cluster sampling design. A total of 7840 individuals aged 15-64 responded to the alcohol section. We assessed 12-month alcohol use disorders according to DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria and harmful use according to the ICD-10 criteria. RESULTS: Weighted prevalence of using alcohol at least once in the past 12 months was 5.7%. The prevalence of 12-month alcohol use disorders was 1% according to DSM-IV criteria and 1.3% according to DSM-5. Harmful use was reported in 0.6%. Alcohol use disorders were markedly more common in men than women with an odds ratio (OR) of 13.3. It was also more prevalent in never-married versus married individuals (OR=2.5) and in those living in urban versus rural areas (OR=2.4). Among those with alcohol use disorders, 46.3% had a concurrent mood or anxiety disorder. Aggressive behaviors and injuries were more likely in those with alcohol use disorders. CONCLUSION: Although Iran has a low level of alcohol use, its adverse consequences including use disorders, aggression, and injuries are moderately common and raise serious public health concerns.
BACKGROUND: For nearly four decades, alcohol production and consumption has been banned in the Islamic country of Iran. However, little is known about the extent of alcohol use and associated problems in the country. The paper aims to present findings on the 12-month prevalence, symptoms, severity, correlates, and comorbidity of alcohol use disorders in the Iranian population. METHODS: This report is based on the 2011 Iranian household Mental Health survey (IranMHS), a nationally representative face-to-face household survey with a multi-stage, cluster sampling design. A total of 7840 individuals aged 15-64 responded to the alcohol section. We assessed 12-month alcohol use disorders according to DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria and harmful use according to the ICD-10 criteria. RESULTS: Weighted prevalence of using alcohol at least once in the past 12 months was 5.7%. The prevalence of 12-month alcohol use disorders was 1% according to DSM-IV criteria and 1.3% according to DSM-5. Harmful use was reported in 0.6%. Alcohol use disorders were markedly more common in men than women with an odds ratio (OR) of 13.3. It was also more prevalent in never-married versus married individuals (OR=2.5) and in those living in urban versus rural areas (OR=2.4). Among those with alcohol use disorders, 46.3% had a concurrent mood or anxiety disorder. Aggressive behaviors and injuries were more likely in those with alcohol use disorders. CONCLUSION: Although Iran has a low level of alcohol use, its adverse consequences including use disorders, aggression, and injuries are moderately common and raise serious public health concerns.
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