Historique
Périodique
Alcohol, other drug use, and gambling among Australian Capital Territory (ACT) workers in the building and related industries
(Usage d'alcool, de drogues, et jeu parmi les travailleurs du bâtiment et industries affiliées du Territoire fédéral de Canberra)
Auteur(s) :
BANWELL, C. ;
DANCE P. ;
QUINN, C. ;
DAVIES, R. ;
HALL, D.
Année :
2006
Page(s) :
167-178
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
JEU PATHOLOGIQUE
;
TABAC
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
MILIEU PROFESSIONNEL
;
PREVALENCE
;
QUESTIONNAIRE
;
FAMILLE
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2006, 13, (2), 167-178
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Aims: To describe the prevalence of alcohol, drug, and gambling problems among building and related workers in the ACT. Methods: Workers at 9 major construction and maintenance sites in the ACT received self-administered questionnaires, which they completed on site and returned to researchers. Findings: Workers returned 254 usable questionnaires. Response rates varied by location but were between 70 and 80% on larger sites. They reported high levels of tobacco, cannabis and amphetamine use and 19% reported self-diagnosed alcohol problems, 11.5% gambling problems and 18% problems in their family life. Conclusions: This study found high levels of alcohol, and other drug use among building and related workers and high levels of self-diagnosed problems associated with this use and with gambling. While an existing union-led program aims to reduce harm on the worksite, the levels of self-reported family and gambling problems found in this study suggest that more needs to be done for workers and their families off worksites. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Nal Centre Epidem. and Population Hlth, Building 62, Australian Nal Univ., Acton Act 0200, Email cathy.banwellanu.edu.au
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.