Socio-Demographic Status and Arrack Drinking Patterns among Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon Communities in Rasulpur Union,Bangladesh: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Arrack is one of the forms of alcoholic beverage or
liquor which is produced from palm or date juice and commonly
consumed by the lower social class of all religious/ethnic
communities in the north-western villages of Bangladesh. The
purpose of the study was to compare arrack drinking patterns
associated with socio-demographic status among the Muslim, Hindu,
Santal, and Oraon communities in the Rasulpur union of Bangladesh.
A total of 391 respondents (Muslim n-109, Hindu n-103, Santal n-89,
Oraon n-90) selected by cluster random sampling were interviewed
by ADP (Arrack Drinking Pattern) questionnaire. The results of
Pearson Chi-Squire test revealed that arrack drinking patterns were
significantly differed among the Muslim, Hindu, Santal, and Oraon
communities- drinkers. In addition, the results of Spearman-s
bivariate correlation coefficients also revealed that sociodemographic
characteristics of the communities- drinkers were the
significantly positive and negative associations with the arrack
drinking patterns in the Rasulpur union, Bangladesh. The study
suggests that further cross-cultural researches should be conducted
on the consequences of arrack drinking patterns on the communities-
drinkers.
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Santal and Oraon communities in the North-Western villages of
Bangladesh", Int-l Quarterly of Community Health Education, vol. 28,
no. 1, pp. 73-89, 2007-2008.
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Research, Bangladesh, 1981.
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Study. Dhaka: Centre for Development Services, 1997.
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Dinajpur: Oraon Youth Foundation, 1997.
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attainments: A study of four villages", Ph. D. Dissertation,
Rajshahi: University of Rajshahi, Unpublished.
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among the Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in the
Rasulpur union, Bangladesh", Int-l Quarterly of Community Health
Education, Accepted for publication.
[31] J. R. Eshleman & B. G. Cashion, Sociology: An Introduction (2nd Ed.).
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1985.
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Changing in Rural Bangladesh. Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of
Development Studies, 2002.
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Dhaka: The University Press Limited, 2000.
[34] R. C. Engs, "Drinking patterns and attitudes toward alcoholism of
Australian Human-service students", Journal Studies on Alcohol, vol.
43, no. 5, pp. 517-531, 1982.
[35] A. G. Johnson, Human Arrangements: An Introduction to Sociology (2nd
edition). New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1989, 2nd
Edition.
[36] J. M. Townshend & T. Duka, "Patterns of alcohol drinking in a
population of young social drinkers: A comparison of questionnaire and
diary measures", Alcohol and Alcoholism, vol. 37, no. 2, pp.187-192,
2002.
[1] Wikipedia, (2007, December 21). Drinking Culture. Available:
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking-Culture.
[2] S. Ahlstrom, K. Bloomfield & R. Knibbe, "Gender differences in
drinking patterns in nine European countries: Descriptive findings",
Substance Abuse, vol.22, no.1, pp. 69-85, 2001.
[3] N. Almeida-Filho, et al., "Alcohol drinking patterns by gender, ethnicity,
and social class in Bahia, Brazil", Rev Saude Publica, vol. 38, no.1,
pp.45-54, 2004.
[4] T. Bjarnason, et al., "Alcohol culture, family structure and adolescent
alcohol use: Multilevel modeling of frequency of heaving drinking
among 15-16 year old students in 11 European countries", Journal of
Studies on Alcohol, vol. 64, no.2, pp.200-208, 2003.
[5] T. Clausen, (2007). Diverse Alcohol Drinking Patterns in 20 African
Countries, Available: http://
www.conferences.hu/KBS2007/Abstracts/97-Clausen.
[6] A. Demers, et al., "Surveys of drinking patterns and problems in
developing countries", Geneva: World Health Organization, 2000.
[7] D. B. Heath, International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture. West
Post, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995.
[8] T. P. Johnson, "Cultural-level influences on substance use and misuse",
Substance use and misuse, vol. 42, no. 2 and 3, pp. 305-316, 2007.
[9] S. Peele, et al., "Alcohol and society: How culture influences the way
people drink", Pamphlet prepared for the Wine Institute, CA, July:
Sanfrancisco, 1996.
[10] M. Bobak, "Contribution of drinking patterns to differences in rates of
alcohol related problems between three urban populations-, J Epidemiol
Community Health, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 238-242, 2004.
[11] S. Casswell, M. Pledger & R. Hooper, "Socioeconomic status and
drinking patterns in young adults", Addiction, vol. 98, no. 5, pp. 601-
610, 2003.
[12] C. Dantzer, et al., "International study of heavy drinking: Attitudes and
sociodemographic factors in university students", Journal of American
College Health Issue, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 83-90, 2006.
[13] V. Helasoja, et al. (2007), "The socioeconomic patterning of drinking
and binge drinking in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland", 1994-
2002. BMC Public Health, Available:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/241.
[14] E. L. Merrick, et al., "Unhealthy drinking patterns in older adults:
Prevalence and associated characteristics", Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 214-223, 2008.
[15] Y. D. Neumark, et al., "Alcohol drinking patterns among Jewish and
Arab men and women in Israel", Journal of Studies on Alcohol, vol. 62,
no. 4, pp. 443:447, 2001.
[16] P. Pazarlis, et al., "Socio-demographic status and alcohol drinking
patterns among healthy adults", Cent Eur J Public Health, vol. 14, no. 4,
pp. 160-167, 2006.
[17] J. Singh, et al., "A comparative study of prevalence of regular alcohol
users among the male individuals in an urban and rural area of Distt.
Amritsar, Punjab", Indian Journal of Community Medicine, vol. 25,
no.2, 2006.
[18] R. W. Wilsnack, et al., "Gender differences in alcohol consumption and
adverse drinking consequences: Cross-cultural patterns", Addiction, vol.
95, no. 2, pp. 251-265, 2000.
[19] S. Wycoff & S. C. Cameron, "The Garcia family: Using a structural
system approach with an alcohol-dependent family", The Family
Journal, Vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 47-57, 2000.
[20] R. Begum, "A study on some psycho-social correlates of drug addicts as
related to sex, age and residence in Bangladesh", Ph. D. Dissertation,
Rajshahi: University of Rajshahi, Unpublished.
[21] A. Banu, "Drug addiction among the youth of Bangladesh: A study of
selected areas", Ph. D. Dissertation, Rajshahi: University of Rajshahi,
Unpublished.
[22] M. J. Uddin, et al., Arrack-Drinking: A Study of Six Villages in
Northwestern Bangladesh. Rajshahi: University of Rajshahi, 2006.
[23] K. M. R. Karim, "Men-s arrack drinking and domestic violence against
women in a Bangladeshi village", Int-l. Quaterly of Community Health
Education, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 367-380, 2006-07.
[24] M. E. Uddin, "Gender and arrack drinking among the Muslim, Hindu,
Santal and Oraon communities in the North-Western villages of
Bangladesh", Int-l Quarterly of Community Health Education, vol. 28,
no. 1, pp. 73-89, 2007-2008.
[25] C. Maloney, K. M. A. Aziz and P. C. Sarker, Beliefs and Fertility in
Bangladesh. Dacca: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease
Research, Bangladesh, 1981.
[26] P. C. Sarker, Social Structure & Fertility Behavior: A Cross-Cultural
Study. Dhaka: Centre for Development Services, 1997.
[27] A. Ali, The Santals of Bangladesh. Calcutta: The Sabuge Sangah Press,
1998.
[28] L. Kispotta, Survey Report on the Oraon Community of Bangladesh.
Dinajpur: Oraon Youth Foundation, 1997.
[29] M. A. Rahaman, "The Oraon community in Bangladesh and their sociocultural
attainments: A study of four villages", Ph. D. Dissertation,
Rajshahi: University of Rajshahi, Unpublished.
[30] M. E. Uddin, "Religious attitude, religiosity and arrack drinking pattern
among the Muslim, Hindu, Santal and Oraon communities in the
Rasulpur union, Bangladesh", Int-l Quarterly of Community Health
Education, Accepted for publication.
[31] J. R. Eshleman & B. G. Cashion, Sociology: An Introduction (2nd Ed.).
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1985.
[32] K. A. Toufique & C. Turton, Hands not Land- How Livelihoods are
Changing in Rural Bangladesh. Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of
Development Studies, 2002.
[33] World Bank, Bangladesh: A Proposal on Rural Development Strategy.
Dhaka: The University Press Limited, 2000.
[34] R. C. Engs, "Drinking patterns and attitudes toward alcoholism of
Australian Human-service students", Journal Studies on Alcohol, vol.
43, no. 5, pp. 517-531, 1982.
[35] A. G. Johnson, Human Arrangements: An Introduction to Sociology (2nd
edition). New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1989, 2nd
Edition.
[36] J. M. Townshend & T. Duka, "Patterns of alcohol drinking in a
population of young social drinkers: A comparison of questionnaire and
diary measures", Alcohol and Alcoholism, vol. 37, no. 2, pp.187-192,
2002.
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liquor which is produced from palm or date juice and commonly
consumed by the lower social class of all religious/ethnic
communities in the north-western villages of Bangladesh. The
purpose of the study was to compare arrack drinking patterns
associated with socio-demographic status among the Muslim, Hindu,
Santal, and Oraon communities in the Rasulpur union of Bangladesh.
A total of 391 respondents (Muslim n-109, Hindu n-103, Santal n-89,
Oraon n-90) selected by cluster random sampling were interviewed
by ADP (Arrack Drinking Pattern) questionnaire. The results of
Pearson Chi-Squire test revealed that arrack drinking patterns were
significantly differed among the Muslim, Hindu, Santal, and Oraon
communities- drinkers. In addition, the results of Spearman-s
bivariate correlation coefficients also revealed that sociodemographic
characteristics of the communities- drinkers were the
significantly positive and negative associations with the arrack
drinking patterns in the Rasulpur union, Bangladesh. The study
suggests that further cross-cultural researches should be conducted
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