Epidemiological Study of the Causes of Alcohol Drinks in Cases of Alcohol Poisoning among Patients who Referred to Amir Al-Momenin Hospital  in Zabol in 2016-2019

Khadijeh Saravani; Leili Rezaie  Kahkhaie; Morteza Shahroudi

doi:10.18502/jzms.v6i4.15496

Khadijeh Saravani Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
Leili Rezaie Kahkhaie Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Amir al momenin Hospital, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
Morteza Shahroudi Student Research Committee, Medical Student, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, lran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jzms.v6i4.15496

Keywords: Alcohol poisoning; Prevalence; Zabol

Abstract

Background: Abuse of substances such as alcohol as a social issue affects the health of human life. In this study, we decided to address the prevalence of alcohol poisoning and its effective factors among patients referred to Amir
Al-Momenin Hospital in Zabol.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 110 patients with alcohol poisoning who had referred to Amir Al-Momenin Hospital in Zabol in 2016-2019 participated. Necessary information was collected through a questionnaire. Finally, the obtained data were statistically analyzed by T-test, Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests.

Results: In the present study, 110 patients with alcohol poisoning were included in the study, of which 91 (82.72%) had ethanol poisoning and 19 (17.27%) had methanol poisoning. The mean age of patients was 27.08 ± 3.2 years and 95.45% of them were male. Unemployment and lack of entertainment, mental disorders, alcoholic friends, psychological dependence were the most common causes of alcohol consumption in patients. In this study, decreased level of consciousness (57.27%) and gastrointestinal complications (43.63%) were the most common symptoms of alcohol poisoning in the studied patients.

Conclusion: In the present study, male gender was significantly associated with alcohol poisoning (P). While the variables of age, sex and marital status were not significantly associated with the type of ethanol or methanol poisoning. The results of the study showed that male gender, social status and low education of parents, psychological problems and alcohol friends were risk factors and influential factors in alcohol poisoning.