TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Hazardous drinking and exposure to interpersonal and community violence on both sides of the U.S. -Mexico border
JO  - Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences
A1  - Lown, E. A.
A1  - Cherpitel, C. J.
A1  - Zemore, S. E.
A1  - Borges, Guilherme L. G.
A1  - Greenfield, T. K.
SP  - 528
EP  - 545
VL  - 39
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Different patterns of heavy drinking occur by country and proximity to the U.S. Mexico border. Few studies describe the impact of violence on drinking between countries and along the border. <br><br>METHODS: Survey data is from U.S. Mexican origin adults living in Texas and Mexican border and non-border cities, N=4,796. Participants were asked about alcohol consumption, interpersonal physical violence (IPV) and exposure to community violence. Monthly hazardous drinking (5+/4+ for men/women) was the primary outcome. Multivariate logistic regression model comparisons identified best predictors. <br><br>RESULTS: In the U.S. hazardous drinking was associated with past year IPV (ORadj=2.5; 1.8-3.5) and community violence (ORadj=1.4; 1.1-1.8). In Mexico, IPV (ORadj=3.9; 2.0-7.4) and border proximity (ORadj=0.5; 0.4-0.8) were associated with hazardous drinking but not community violence. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Hazardous drinking is associated with IPV in both countries, but violence did not explain border hazardous drinking differences where they existed in Mexico.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986317720911
ID  - ref1
ER  -