Bowen, P; Yakubu, K; Zhang, R P and Govender, R (2022) Determinants of alcohol risk of harm profiles among South African construction workers. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 38th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2022, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
Abstract
Excessive alcohol consumption is a global public health concern. Aside of its adverse health effects, it is also associated with risky sexual behaviours and lower levels of HIV testing. Using data obtained from 450 workers drawn from 18 construction sites in the Western Cape, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used to predict alcohol risk of harm profiles as a function of demographic characteristics and sex-related behaviours among site-based workers. Logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with increased risk of alcohol harm. Determinants of alcohol risk of harm were (ordered from most to least proximal) frequency of alcohol or drug use before and/or during sex, attitude toward condom use, education, and HIV testing behaviour. The complexities associated with workplace interventions are highlighted.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | alcohol consumption; determinants of alcohol risk of harm; site-based workers. |
| Index terms: | condom, construction site, public health, audit, logistic regression, testing, determinant, construction worker, consumption, complexity, alcohol, sexual behaviour |
| Subjects: | environmental health, statistical analysis, systems engineering, theoretical framing, performance measurement, professional practice, psychology, work location, consumer economics, health behaviours and lifestyles, practitioner, risk assessment |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Site Management, Health and Safety, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Risk Management, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here