ArticleJournal of addiction research & therapy2012
Gender differences in the relationship between alcohol use and depressive symptoms in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Alcohol and sexual risk reduction interventions among people living in Russia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2014Pooled it
- Sex-Based Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Alcohol-Seeking.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Proportion of At-Risk Alcohol Consumers According to the New French Guidelines: Cross-Sectional Weighted Analyses From the CONSTANCES Cohort.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- History of Childhood Abuse, Drinking Motives, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among STD Clinic Patients in St. Petersburg, Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study.AIDS and behavior · 2016Article
- Hazardous drinking-related characteristics of depressive disorders in Korea: the CRESCEND study.Journal of Korean medical science · 2015Article
- An exploration of the dynamic longitudinal relationship between mental health and alcohol consumption: a prospective cohort study.BMC medicine · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundGender differences in the relationship between alcohol use and depressive symptoms are inconsistent, and few studies have addressed this issue in Russia. Because this finding may have important implications for interventions to reduce alcohol misuse or alcohol related problems in Russia, we conducted a study to investigate whether the association between alcohol use and depressive symptoms differs by gender at high risk for HIV.
methodsWe used the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale to measure alcohol use and depressive symptoms among 307 patients who attended a clinic for sexually transmitted infections in St. Petersburg, Russia. Logistic regression models were applied for the analysis.
resultsThe comparison of data between men and women revealed a significant quadratic term of alcohol use and significant interactions between alcohol use and gender on depressive symptoms. Men with an AUDIT score in the first and fourth quartiles were more likely to report depressive symptoms in comparison to men in the second quartile. Their odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were 7.54 (2.00-28.51) and 5.06 (1.31-19.63), respectively. Among women, a linear trend was observed such that those who misused alcohol were three times more likely to have depressive symptoms than those who did not misuse alcohol (OR = 3.03, 95% CI, 1.05-8.80).
conclusionThe association between alcohol use and depressive symptoms differed by gender. Additional research is needed to investigate this relationship in Russia. Strategies to reduce alcohol-related problems in Russia may need to consider these differences.
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