Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Alcohol Misuse, Binge Drinking, and their Associations with Psychosocial Factors during COVID-19 among Harlem Residents in New York City.
Vu, Thinh T; Dario, Joseph P; Mateu-Gelabert, Pedro; Levine, Deborah; Punter, Malcolm A; Borrell, Luisa N; Ngo, Victoria K.
Affiliation
  • Vu TT; Center for Innovation in Mental Health, Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. vutoanthinhph@gmail.com.
  • Dario JP; Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. vutoanthinhph@gmail.com.
  • Mateu-Gelabert P; Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
  • Levine D; Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
  • Punter MA; Harlem Health Initiative, Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
  • Borrell LN; Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc., New York, NY, USA.
  • Ngo VK; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
J Urban Health ; 100(3): 638-648, 2023 06.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37249819
This study examined alcohol misuse and binge drinking prevalence among Harlem residents, in New York City, and their associations with psycho-social factors such as substance use, depression symptom severity, and perception of community policing during COVID-19. An online cross-sectional study was conducted among 398 adult residents between April and September 2021. Participants with a score of at least 3 for females or at least 4 for males out of 12 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test were considered to have alcohol misuse. Binge drinking was defined as self-reporting having six or more drinks on one occasion. Modified Poisson regression models were used to examine associations. Results showed that 42.7% used alcohol before COVID-19, 69.1% used it during COVID-19, with 39% initiating or increasing alcohol use during COVID-19. Alcohol misuse and binge drinking prevalence during COVID-19 were 52.3% and 57.0%, respectively. Higher severity of depression symptomatology, history of drug use and smoking cigarettes, and experiencing housing insecurity were positively associated with both alcohol misuse and binge drinking. Lower satisfaction with community policing was only associated with alcohol misuse, while no significant associations were found between employment insecurity and food insecurity with alcohol misuse or binge drinking. The findings suggest that Harlem residents may have resorted to alcohol use as a coping mechanism to deal with the impacts of depression and social stressors during COVID-19. To mitigate alcohol misuse, improving access to mental health and substance use disorder services, and addressing public safety through improving relations with police could be beneficial.
Subject(s)
Key words

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 / 4_TD / 8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Substance-Related Disorders / Alcoholism / Binge Drinking / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Equity_inequality Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Urban Health Year: 2023 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 2_ODS3 / 4_TD / 8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Substance-Related Disorders / Alcoholism / Binge Drinking / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Equity_inequality Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Urban Health Year: 2023 Document type: Article