Volume : 7, Issue : 4, April - 2018

Prevalence of Alcoholism among tribals of Jharkhand with Chest discomfort

Dr. Leo Minkan Khoya, Dr. Anima Ranjni Xalxo, Dr. Alok Praveen Ekka,

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;AIMS: Cross sectional observational comparative study in a tertiary care hospital on &ldquo;Prevalence of Alcoholism</p> <div>among tribals of Jharkhand with Chest discomfort&rdquo;.</div> <div>MATERIAL AND METHODS: 102 tribal subjects (53 male and 49 female) from Jharkhand, India were selected for the study, who had</div> <div>presented with chest discomfort with history of alcoholism.</div> <div>RESULTS: The prevalence rate of Alcoholism among tribal males, 71.69% were moderate drinkers, 18.86% were heavy drinkers. Whereas</div> <div>among tribal females 57.14% were moderate drinkers and 10.20% were heavy drinkers.</div> <div>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of Alcoholism among tribal patients of chest discomfort was found to be 50% and 39.21% among male and</div> <div>female tribal&rsquo;s of Jharkhand, India respectively.</div>