TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - A multi-country study of harms to children because of others' drinking
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
A1  - Laslett, Anne-Marie
A1  - Rankin, Georgia
A1  - Waleewong, Orratai
A1  - Callinan, Sarah
A1  - Hoang, Hanh T. M.
A1  - Florenzano, Ramón
A1  - Hettige, Siri
A1  - Obot, Isidore
A1  - Siengsounthone, Latsamy
A1  - Ibanga, Akanidomo
A1  - Hope, Ann
A1  - Landberg, Jonas
A1  - Vu, Hanh T. M.
A1  - Thamarangsi, Thaksaphon
A1  - Rekve, Dag
A1  - Room, Robin G. W.
SP  - 195
EP  - 202
VL  - 78
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study aims to ascertain and compare the prevalence and correlates of alcohol-related harms to children cross-nationally. <br><br>METHOD: National and regional sample surveys of randomly selected households included 7,848 carers (4,223 women) from eight countries (Australia, Chile, Ireland, Lao People's Democratic Republic [PDR], Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam). Country response rates ranged from 35% to 99%. Face-to-face or telephone surveys asking about harm from others' drinking to children ages 0-17 years were conducted, including four specific harms: that because of others' drinking in the past year children had been (a) physically hurt, (b) verbally abused, (c) exposed to domestic violence, or (d) left unsupervised. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of alcohol-related harms to children varied from a low of 4% in Lao PDR to 14% in Vietnam. Alcohol-related harms to children were reported by a substantial minority of families in most countries, with only Lao PDR and Nigeria reporting significantly lower levels of harm. Alcohol-related harms to children were dispersed sociodemographically and were concentrated in families with heavy drinkers. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Family-level drinking patterns were consistently identified as correlates of harm to children because of others' drinking, whereas sociodemographic factors showed few obvious correlations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1937-1888
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -