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Social Determinants of Recent Alcohol Use and Episodic Heavy Drinking among African American and Hispanic Young Adults

Frank, Joseph S
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7855-6661
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438888

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2016, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Health Education.
Study One Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the social determinants of recent alcohol use (past 30 days) and episodic heavy drinking among African American young adults aged 18 to 25 years.Methods: A secondary data analysis of the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) was performed in this study. African American young adults (n = 2,573) completed the survey. Approval to conduct this study was granted by the university’sinstitutional review board. Results: Results indicated that 51.9% of African American young adults reported recent alcohol use and 27.3 % reported episodic heavy drinking. Those at highest risk for recent alcohol use were male, had less than a high school diploma, had a family income of less than $20,000, had worked in the past 12 months, lived in a large metropolitan area, had good/fair/poor self-reported health status, and had used alcohol, tobacco and marijuana before age 21. Discussion: These results should be considered when developing public health efforts to prevent alcohol abuse among African American young adults. Study Two Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the social determinants of recent alcohol use (past 30 days) and episodic heavy drinking among Hispanic young adults aged 18 to 25 years.Methods: A secondary data analysis of the 2012 NSDUH was performed in this study. Hispanic young adults (n = 3,452) completed the survey. Approval to conduct this study was granted by the university’sinstitutional review board. Results: Results indicated that 51.8% Hispanic young adults reported recent alcohol use and 35.0 % reported episodic heavy drinking. Those at highest risk for recent alcohol use were male, had some college or more, had a family income of $20,000 or more, had worked in the past 12 months, lived in a large metropolitan area, had excellent/very good self-reported health status, and had used alcohol, tobacco and marijuana before age 21. Discussion: These results should be considered when developing public health efforts to prevent alcohol abuse among Hispanic young adults.
Keith King, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Ashley Merianos, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Rebecca Vidourek, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
62 p.
Health Education
African Americans Young Adults; Recent Alcohol Use,Initiation; Episodic Heavy Drinking; Hispanic Young bAdults, Initiation; Recent Alcohol Use; Episodic Heavy Drinking

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  • Frank, J. S. (2016). Social Determinants of Recent Alcohol Use and Episodic Heavy Drinking among African American and Hispanic Young Adults [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438888

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Frank, Joseph. Social Determinants of Recent Alcohol Use and Episodic Heavy Drinking among African American and Hispanic Young Adults. 2016. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438888.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Frank, Joseph. "Social Determinants of Recent Alcohol Use and Episodic Heavy Drinking among African American and Hispanic Young Adults." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438888

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