Intra-household evaluations of alcohol abuse in men with depression and suicide in women: A cross-sectional community-based study in Chennai, India Gupta, Adyya, Priya, B, Williams, J, Sharma, M, Gupta, R, Jha, DK, Ebrahim, S and Dhillon, PK 2015, Intra-household evaluations of alcohol abuse in men with depression and suicide in women: A cross-sectional community-based study in Chennai, India, BMC Public Health, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1864-5. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads intra-householdevaluationsof-2015.pdf Accepted version application/pdf 434.73KB 27 rahman-stressofconscience-2020.pdf Published version application/pdf 1012.65KB 0 Title Intra-household evaluations of alcohol abuse in men with depression and suicide in women: A cross-sectional community-based study in Chennai, India Author(s) Gupta, Adyya orcid.org/0000-0003-3900-9849 Priya, B Williams, J Sharma, M Gupta, R Jha, DK Ebrahim, S Dhillon, PK Journal name BMC Public Health Volume number 15 Issue number 1 Article ID 636 Start page 1 End page 10 Total pages 10 Publisher BMC Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2015-07-11 ISSN 1471-2458 Keyword(s) Alcohol Depression NCDs India Spouse Suicidal attempt Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE POPULATION-BASED SURVEY DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES GENDER-DIFFERENCE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MAJOR DEPRESSION PARTNER VIOLENCE RISK-FACTORS DISORDERS Summary Background: Harmful effects of alcohol abuse are well documented for drinkers, and adverse effects are also reported for the physical and emotional well-being of family members, with evidence often originating from either drinkers or their families in clinic-based settings. This study evaluates intra-household associations between alcohol abuse in men, and depression and suicidal attempts in women, in community-based settings of Chennai, India. Methods: This community-based cross-sectional study of chronic disease risk factors and outcomes was conducted in n = 259 households and n = 1053 adults (aged 15 years and above) in rural and urban Chennai. The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) score was used to classify alcohol consumption into 'low-risk', 'harmful', 'hazardous' and 'alcohol dependence' drinking and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score to classify depression as 'mild', 'moderate', 'moderate-severe' and 'severe'. Multivariate logistic regression models estimated the association of depression in women with men's drinking patterns in the same household. Results: A significant 2.5-fold increase in any depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) was observed in men who were 'alcohol-dependent' compared to non-drinkers (OR = 2.53; 95 % CI: 1.26, 5.09). However, there was no association between men's drinking behavior and depression in women of the same household, although suicidal attempts approached a significant dose-response relationship with increasing hazard-level of men's drinking (p = 0.08). Conclusion: No significant intra-household association was observed between men's alcohol consumption and women's depression, though an increasing (non-significant) trend was associated with suicidal attempts. Complex relationships between suicidal attempts and depression in women and male abusive drinking require further exploration, with an emphasis on intra-household mechanisms and pathways. Language eng DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-1864-5 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1117 Public Health and Health Services HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2015 Gupta et al. Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30133949 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 30 Jan 2020, 12:34:47 EST Thu, 30 Jan 2020, 14:06:50 EST Sat, 15 Feb 2020, 01:30:16 EST Wed, 13 Jan 2021, 13:19:23 EST Wed, 20 Jan 2021, 11:13:18 EST Wed, 20 Jan 2021, 11:17:54 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 9 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 27 Abstract Views, 27 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 30 Jan 2020, 12:34:47 EST

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