Engelsk titel: Alcohol use in young indigenous Sami in Sweden
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Författare:
Omma, Lotta
;
Sandlund, Mikael
Email: lotta.omma@nll.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15113688
Sammanfattning
Background: Evidence suggests socially disadvantaged people or those who live in socially
disadvantaged areas experience more harm per gram of alcohol consumed than people with greater
social advantages. In the Sami group, probable associations between alcohol use and several areas
of health have been explored, but there are no studies regarding the drinking habits of young Sami in
Sweden. Aims: To investigate alcohol use in young Sami in Sweden, and in a reference group from
the general young Swedish population in the same area; to evaluate likely associations between
gender, education, family situation and alcohol use. Methods: The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification
Test was used in a cross-sectional study comprising 516 Sami (18-28 years), and a reference group
(18-29 years, n = 218). Results: No significant differences in hazardous/harmful alcohol drinking in
young Sami and Swedes were found. Nearly half the men and ~35% of the women reported risky
alcohol use. Gender differences were reported only in the Sami. Sami men had 1.6 times higher odds
of hazardous/harmful drinking compared to Sami women. Only in the Sami were lower education
levels associated with higher odds of hazardous/harmful drinking. Experiences of "often forgetting
important things", seldom "ooking forward with joy", and self-perceived ethnicity-related negative
treatment were associated with hazardous/harmful drinking. Conclusions: Although alcohol use in
young Sami appears to be similar to alcohol use in young non-Sami Swedes, important risk factors
for hazardous/harmful drinking are identified, e.g. ethnicity-related negative treatment. These should
be taken into account when planning for preventive interventions.