@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of alcohol consumption among seafarers and fishermen",
journal="International maritime health",
year="2020",
author="Oldenburg, Marcus and Harth, Volker and Püschel, Klaus and Stoll, Elisabeth",
volume="71",
number="4",
pages="265-274",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Over the decades, several published studies showing the relevance of alcohol use among seafarers/fishermen have highlighted the dangers of alcohol  consumption during working time. The present study aims to provide an up-to-date  overview of the prevalence of alcohol consumption among seafarers/fishermen. It also  points out their consumption behaviour, depending on socio-demographic and  job-related factors. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: To detect relevant studies for this  systematic review, the electronic database PubMed was searched. All identified  studies published between January 2014 and September 2019 were included using the  subsequent terms: (alcohol OR ethanol) AND (seafarer OR fishermen OR ship crew OR  merchant ship). <br><br>RESULTS: According to the applied search string, 18 studies were  identified. Thirteen of them were selected for this review. The results of the  studies about alcohol consumption among seafarers and fishermen showed a wide range  of prevalence, from 11.5% to 89.5% (median 53.0%). Concerning seafarers no  stratified data were available for further analyses. Among fishermen alcohol  consumption has decreased over the period examined (56.9% [2010-2014] vs. 42.3%  [2015-2018]). The evaluation of socio-demographic factors showed alcohol consumption  was less prevalent in fishermen > 60 years (15.0%). Furthermore, a higher prevalence  of alcohol intake was found in those with a lower education (63.9%). In respect of  job-related data, 61.0% of the alcohol consuming fishermen reported they had been  involved in an accident due to alcohol consumption. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The consumption of  alcohol among fishermen has declined over time. Compared with the landbased European  population, seafarers and fishermen show a lower prevalence of alcohol use, at least  during their stay on board. Due to the limited data available - especially  concerning seafarers - further studies on the prevalence of alcohol consumption  among shipboard crews are recommended. In particular, these should provide more data  on alcohol consumption related to socio-demographic and job-related factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1641-9251",
doi="10.5603/IMH.2020.0045",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/IMH.2020.0045"
}