Gender differences in sex-related alcohol expectancies in young adults from a peri-urban area in Lima, Peru.
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the effect of sex-related alcohol expectancies (SRAE) on hazardous drinking prevalence and examine gender differences in reporting SRAE.


METHODS
Trained research assistants administered part of a questionnaire to 393 men and 400 women between 18 and 30 years old from a peri-urban shantytown in Lima, Peru. The remaining questions were self-administered. Two measuring instruments-one testing for hazardous drinking and one for SRAE-were used. Multivariate data analysis was performed using logistic regression.


RESULTS
Based on odds ratios adjusted for socio-demographic variables (age, marital status, education, and employment status) (n = 793), men with one or two SRAE and men with three or more SRAE were 2.3 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.4-3.8; p = 0.001) and 3.9 (95% CI = 2.1-7.3; p < 0.001) times more likely than men with no SRAE, respectively, to be hazardous drinkers. Reporting of SRAE was significantly higher in men versus women.


CONCLUSIONS
In a shantytown in Lima, SRAE is associated with hazardous drinking among men, but not among women, and reporting of SRAE differs by gender.
Gálvez-Buccollini
Juan A
JA
Asociación Benéfica PRISMA, Lima, Peru. galvezbuccollini@yahoo.com
Paz-Soldán
Valerie A
VA
Herrera
Phabiola M
PM
DeLea
Suzanne
S
Gilman
Robert H
RH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult