Study of Perception of Impacts about Alcohol Consumption among Adolescents, Adults, and Elderly People in a Community, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

The study was a survey study. The purpose was to study and comparison of perception of impacts about alcohol consumption among adolescents, adults, and elderly people in a community, Ubon Ratchathani Province. This will be the basic knowledge for development and design to prevention and decrease of alcohol consumption among people in in a community, Ubon Ratchathani Province. Population and samples were adolescents, adults, and elderly people and were in a community, Meung, Ubon Ratchathani Province. Samples were calculated by Yamane and were applied by simple random sampling (N = 327). A questionnaire with a 4-point Likert scale concluded demographic data; perception of impacts of one alcohol consumption (10 items, IOC = 0.67-1.00, α= 0.86); and perception of impacts of others from one alcohol consumption (10 items, IOC = 0.67-1.00, α= 0.86).  Data analyses were descriptive statistics and F-test.

Results showed two findings. First, means of perception of impacts of one alcohol consumption and of others from one alcohol consumption from samples were high (3.16 and 3.13 respectively). Second, comparisons in perception of impacts of one alcohol consumption and in perception of impacts of others from one alcohol consumption were different in age groups (p-value= .001 and .002 respectively). The findings showed that the perception of impact of one and others who drink alcohol was significantly different in age groups.  These findings were a basic knowledge for development and design of promotion for prevention and behavioral change relating to alcohol consumption among people in in a community, Ubon Ratchathani Province in the future.