10.26180/5b61b69d20368
SANGEETA SINGH
SANGEETA
SINGH
Urban youth, their alcohol consumption and associated risk within three ethnic groups in Malaysia
Monash University
2019
Alcohol
Youth
Malaysia
Risky Behaviors
Smoking
Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
2019-03-14 04:10:58
Thesis
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Urban_youth_their_alcohol_consumption_and_associated_risk_within_three_ethnic_groups_in_Malaysia/6887048
Chinese populated areas have the highest density of alcohol outlets. Self-administered questionnaire completed by 326 respondents. Those who had at least 1 family member who consumed alcohol; 72% had tried alcohol, 48% were current consumers, and 30% were binge drinkers. More than half of the binge drinkers were Indians followed by Chinese at 39% and Malays at 8%. Those who binge drink were nearly 3 times more likely to be forced into sexual intercourse and 3.5 times more likely forced to do sexual acts than non-drinkers. Binge consumers were also 17.5 times more likely to smoke compared to current consumers.