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ArticleHealth promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2021

Prevalence of alcohol use among women of reproductive age in Canada.

Mélanie Varin, Elia Palladino, Kate Hill MacEachern, Lisa Belzak, Melissa M Baker

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Article in Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Mélanie VarinPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Elia PalladinoPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Kate Hill MacEachernPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Lisa BelzakPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Melissa M BakerPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionReporting on alcohol use among women of reproductive age in Canada addresses a major gap in evidence.

methodsWe assessed the prevalence of weekly and heavy alcohol consumption among women aged 15 to 54 years by sociodemographic characteristics, province of residence and concurrent use of other substance(s) using data from the 2019 Canadian Community Health Survey.

resultsOf the target population, 30.5% reported weekly and 18.3% reported heavy alcohol consumption in the past year. Prevalence varied by sociodemographic characteristics, province and substance use. The most notable and significant differences were to do with cannabis use and smoking.

conclusionThis information can guide health care providers in assessing alcohol consumption and in promoting low-risk alcohol drinking to prevent alcohol exposure during pregnancy.

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Alcohol DrinkingSmokingCanadaFemaleHealth SurveysHumansPregnancyPrevalenceCanada's Low Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelinespolysubstance usesubstance usewomen of reproductive age

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PMID34549918
PMCPMC8565489

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