Bowen, P; Yakubu, K and Govender, R (2022) Predictors of moderate to high risk of alcohol harm among site-based South African construction workers. Construction Management and Economics, 40(6), pp. 442-458. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Alcohol consumption is an accepted part of many social and cultural practices, but excessive alcohol consumption is a global public health concern. Aside of its detrimental effects on health, it is linked to HIV-related health behaviours such as unprotected sex, multiple/concurrent sexual partnerships, and lower levels of HIV testing. Little is known about the association between alcohol use and HIV-related heath behaviours in construction. Using data 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 as a function of demographic characteristics and sex-related behaviours among workers. Binary logistic regression determined factors associated with increased risk of alcohol harm. The most proximal factor predicting risk of alcohol harm was the frequency of alcohol or drug use before and/or during sex, followed by attitude towards condom use, education, and HIV testing behaviour. Future research efforts should develop a better appreciation of the role of sex-related alcohol expectancies in explaining harmful alcohol use, and intervention management practices should focus on this.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | alcohol consumption; alcohol risk of harm; determinants of alcohol risk of harm; predictive modelling; sex-related alcohol expectancy |
| Index terms: | construction site, predictive modelling, consumption, alcohol, partnership, condom, public health, audit, intervention management, logistic regression, construction worker, testing, determinant, health behaviour |
| Subjects: | prediction and forecasting, professional practice, work location, psychology, practitioner, health behaviours and lifestyles, consumer economics, risk assessment, environmental health, statistical analysis, partnership management, financial risk, performance measurement |
| Topics: | Site Management, Quality Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Health and Safety, Cost Management, Engineering Principles, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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