Abstract
Background : In Indonesia, particularly among Bataknees men in Medan, tuak has been known as a staple, enjoyed by mostly men to strengthen their brotherhood. Concurrent Anxiety Disorders and Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) are relatively common and closely related to the presentation of complex clinical symptoms that warrant an appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Method : Sixty tuak drinkers from 4 districts of Medan were recruited by using a cluster sampling method. Participants aged 25-55 years old with inclusion criteria were Batak men who drank Tuak, minimum education by completing junior high school and history of drinking tuak took less than 12 months, and AUDIT cutoff value less than or equal to 7. This study's exclusion criteria were no history of psychiatric and general health disorders in the subject. Result : The results of this study found a significant relationship between the HADS-A score and the AUDIT total score. Also found a significant relationship between the drinking frequency score, the drinking quantity score, the frequency score of heavy drinking, and the HADS-A score. Conclusion : The results of this study are essential evidence to promote mental health in the future, especially in the city of Medan.
Highlights
Alcohol is one of the most misused substances or drugs and one of the leading causes of disability and mortality, accounting for 6-9 percent of all fatalities.[1]
Study design This research was an analytic cross-sectional study to determine the correlation between the anxiety score and total Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) score of traditional drinks alcohol and the correlation between the frequency, quantity, and excessive drinking of tuak with symptoms of anxiety for Batak Ethnic at Lapo Tuak, Medan City.[11,12]
Participants aged 25-55 years old with inclusion criteria were Batak men who drank Tuak, minimum education by completing junior high school and history of drinking tuak took less than 12 months, and AUDIT cutoff value less than or equal to 7
Summary
Alcohol is one of the most misused substances or drugs and one of the leading causes of disability and mortality, accounting for 6-9 percent of all fatalities.[1]. The global average daily consumption of pure alcohol is 32.8 grams, while in Africa, it exceeds 40 grams per day. Alcohol consumption in Southeast Asia is 26.3 grams per day, 20% lower than the global average. 44.8% of registered alcoholic beverages are spirits, 34.3% beer, and 11.75% wine.[2] According to Riskesdas (2018), the national prevalence of drinking alcohol in the Indonesian population aged over ten years in the previous month was 3.3 %, with males drinking the most (6.1 %) and the 20-24 year age group drinking the most (6.4 %). Participants aged 25-55 years old with inclusion criteria were Batak men who drank Tuak, minimum education by completing junior high school and history of drinking tuak took less than 12 months, and AUDIT cutoff value less than or equal to 7. Result The results of this study found a significant relationship between the HADS-A score and the AUDIT total score. Found a significant relationship between the drinking frequency score, the drinking quantity score, the frequency score of heavy drinking, and the HADS-A score
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