พฤติกรรมการดื่มเครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์และคุณภาพชีวิตของ ประชาชนอายุ 20 ปีขึ้นไป ตำบลบ้านเอื้อม อำเภอเมืองลำปาง จังหวัดลำปาง

Abstract

This study aimed to study the alcohol drinking behaviors and quality of life among people over 20 years of Baneaum sub-district, Mueang Lampang district, Lampang province. The duration of the study was from March - May 2014, which 380 people were the sample group. The data was analyzed by using the Descriptive Statistic. From the sample group, there was 73.2 percent of female answerers and 95.5 percent of the answerers drank alcohol themselves. When considering from the age, they started to drink when they were 15-25 years old. They drank at the first time with friends for the enjoyment, which was 44.6 percent. After considering the reason for first alcohol drinking, it found that 66.1 percent of them drank for the socialization and the kinds of alcohol consisted of local alcohol and beer, which were respectively 41.0 percent and 25.3 percent. The 22.9 percent of drinkers used to have the accident after drinking; 80.7 percent was the traffic accident. The alcohol drinking also affected to working; 44.4 percent was for lower effectiveness, and 21.5 percent was for absence. The effect from drinking consisted of the quarrel, the others’ attacks, and the mayhem to others, which were respectively 21.2 percent, 9.6 percent, and 9.4 percent. When considering the quality of life, it found that their quality of life were in the moderate level; the health, the mind, the social relation, and the environment. The result of this study can be used as the basic information for related organization to solve the problems and find the way to reduce the alcohol drinking in community that can decrease the effect causing in the future.