title: Social Consequences of Alcohol Use among Urban Poor: A Cross-sectional Study in Kathmandu Valley.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nepal is not an exception to alcohol use; urban poor are more prone than the general population. The question of social consequences of alcohol use among urban poor remains largely unanswered in Nepal. Study explored the alcohol linked social consequences among the urban poor of Kathmandu Valley.
  
  
  METHODS
  Taking 422 urban poor from four squatter settlements of Kathmandu Valley, a cross-sectional study was carried out. A series of univariate and bivariate analysis were performed in R version 3.1.2.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four out of 10 current drinkers (42.86%, 95% CI: 31.4-54.3) encountered various social consequences. The number one consequence hitting 23.19% drinkers was money loss. Male drinkers were 4.43 times (95% CI: 1.810.8) more likely to face social consequences than their female counterparts. Being male frequent drinker increased the odds of social consequence 3.80 times (95% CI:1.3-11.0) than that of female frequent drinker.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A behaviour change communication campaign needs initiation; male populace and frequent drinkers being the target.
authors.affiliation: Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.affiliation: Nepal Development Society, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan, Nepal.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bista
authors.affiliation: Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dhungana
authors.affiliation: Save the Children, Nepalgunj, Banke, Nepal.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.affiliation: Om Health Campus Pvt. Ltd, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soti
authors.affiliation: Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.affiliation: Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Aryal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol use; Kathmandu Valley; Nepal; Social consequences; Urban poor.