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KMID : 0897520110160020112
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2011 Volume.16 No. 2 p.112 ~ p.121
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Alcohol Problem of Inhabitants of Permanent Rental House and Comparison With General Population of An Urban Area
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Lee Kie-Poong
Kwak Uy-Hyang
Yu Je-Chun
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Abstract
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Purpose : The purpose of this study is to examine the mental health and drinking behavior of tenants of permanent rental apartments in an urban area, thereby providing basic data for the promotion of mental health, prevention of drinking-related problems, and the development of treatment and rehabilitation programs. This study also intends to determine differences in mental health and drinking behavior by income level and compare the drinking behavior of tenants of permanent rental apartments and general residents of the same area.
Methods : Questionnaires developed by an alcohol counseling center were distributed to 350 people from sample households from two permanent rental apartment buildings. The participants were then visited and interviewed by professionally trained surveyors. In addition, the drinking behavior of general residents in the same area was examined and compared to that of the tenants of the permanent rental apartments.
Results : The frequency of drinking problems, relevant treatments, and legal problems related to drinking was significantly higher for tenants of the permanent rental apartments than for the general residents. The percentage of people who revealed alcohol dependence according to the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) was also higher for the tenants of the permanent rental apartments than for the general residents. In addition, the tenants of the permanent apartments were divided into groups based on household monthly average incomes and whether they receive social security benefits. The results showed that the frequency of drinking-related problems was significantly higher in lower-income groups than in higher-income groups.
Conclusion : The results indicate that available resources should be invested intensively in low-income groups in order to effectively provide mental health services. They also suggest that the development of welfare programs focused on permanent rental apartment tenants, a social group that is composed largely of low-income households, will be efficient in terms of accessibility and the costs of programs.
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KEYWORD
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Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol dependence, Socioeconomic status, Permanent rental house
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