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Rafferty E, Bonner WIA, Code J, et al. Factors influencing risky single occasion drinking in Canada and policy implications. Arch Public Health. 2017;75:22doi: 10.1186/s13690-017-0190-z.
Rafferty, E., Bonner, W. I. A., Code, J., McBride, K., Andkhoie, M., Tikoo, R., McClean, S., Dell, C., Szafron, M., & Farag, M. (2017). Factors influencing risky single occasion drinking in Canada and policy implications. Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 7522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-017-0190-z
Rafferty, Ellen, et al. "Factors influencing risky single occasion drinking in Canada and policy implications." Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique vol. 75 (2017): 22. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-017-0190-z
Rafferty E, Bonner WIA, Code J, McBride K, Andkhoie M, Tikoo R, McClean S, Dell C, Szafron M, Farag M. Factors influencing risky single occasion drinking in Canada and policy implications. Arch Public Health. 2017 May 15;75:22. doi: 10.1186/s13690-017-0190-z. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28515907; PMCID: PMC5430596.
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Arch Public Health. 2017 May 15;75:22. doi: 10.1186/s13690-017-0190-z. eCollection 2017.

Factors influencing risky single occasion drinking in Canada and policy implications.

Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique

Ellen Rafferty, William Ian Andrew Bonner, Jillian Code, Keely McBride, Mustafa Andkhoie, Richa Tikoo, Stephanie McClean, Colleen Dell, Michael Szafron, Marwa Farag

Affiliations

  1. School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4 Canada.
  2. Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, 1019 - 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5 Canada.

PMID: 28515907 PMCID: PMC5430596 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-017-0190-z

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Misuse of alcohol, including single risky occasion drinking (RSOD) is associated with a number of health, social and economic consequences. While research demonstrates that many factors contribute to individuals' drinking practices, little is known about risk factors that contribute to RSOD in the Canadian population. The objectives of this study are to examine the patterns of RSOD in Canada, to identify factors associated with RSOD, and to explore policy implications.

METHODS: The Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) 2009-2010 annual component was used to conduct all the analyses in this paper. We used two models: (1) a binary logistic regression model, and (2) a multinomial logistic regression model, to identify factors that were significantly associated with our dependent variables, RSOD engagement and frequency of RSOD, respectively.

RESULTS: Daily smokers were 6.20 times more likely to engage in frequent RSOD than those who never smoke. Males were 4.69 times more likely to engage in risky RSOD. We also found significant associations between the frequency of RSOD and Province/Territory of residence, income and education, marital status and perceived health status. Finally, stress was associated with engaging in infrequent RSOD.

CONCLUSIONS: Our finding associating daily smoking with risk alcohol intake specifically suggests the possibility of combining public health interventions for both. The study findings also indicate that education is a protective factor, further supporting the role of education as a major determinant of health. The significant provincial variation we found also point to the need to study this issue further and understand the links between provincial level policies and RSOD.

Keywords: Alcohol; Education; Health policy; Provinces; Risky single occasion drinking RSOD in Canada; Smoking; Social determinants; Stress

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