Table 2.
Hazardous alcohol use detected in Primary Health Care providers
| Alcohol Use/AUDIT-C | Scores | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Frequency of consumption | ||||
| Never | 0 | 170 (15.5) | 40 (6.2) | 210 (12.0) |
| 1–2/ per month | 1 | 318 (28.9) | 137(21.1) | 455 (26.0) |
| 2–4/ per month | 2 | 390 (73.5) | 172 (26.5) | 562 (32.2) |
| 2–3/ per week | 3 | 162 (14.7) | 151 (23.3) | 313 (17.9) |
| 4 or more/ per week | 4 | 59 (5.4) | 149 (23.0) | 208 (11.9) |
| Number of drinks containing alcohol on a typical day | ||||
| 1–2 | 0 | 591 (53.8) | 206 (31.7) | 797 (45.6) |
| 3–4 | 1 | 453 (41.2) | 374 (57.6) | 827 (47.3) |
| 5–6 | 2 | 50 (4.5) | 63 (9.7) | 113 (6.5) |
| 7–9 | 3 | 3 (0.3) | 6 (0.9) | 9 (0.5) |
| 10 or more | 4 | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) |
| Drinking 6 or more drinks in one day | ||||
| Never | 0 | 907 (82.5) | 418 (64.4) | 1325 (75.8) |
| Less than monthly | 1 | 158 (14.4) | 183 (28.2) | 341 (19.5) |
| Monthly | 2 | 26 (2.4) | 33 (5.1) | 59 (3.4) |
| Weekly | 3 | 6 (0.5) | 15 (2.3) | 21 (1.2) |
| Daily | 4 | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.1) |
| Hazardous drinking (Total AUDIT-C score) | 264 (24.0) | 222 (34.2) | 486 (27.80) | |
95% CI 95% Confidence Interval