Alcohol use and its consequences in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/19:10405034 RIV/75010330:_____/19:00012838

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a5728" target="_blank" >10.21101/cejph.a5728</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Alcohol use and its consequences in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Objective: Alcohol consumption is associated with substantial public health burden. This article summarises available information on the patterns and prevalence of alcohol use in the Czech Republic with a focus on the heavy alcohol use and its health and social consequences. Methods: A non-systematic literature review was conducted. The data sources included primarily 3 series of surveys in the adult population, 2 series of surveys in the school population, routine monitoring system of per capita alcohol consumption, routine statistics on alcohol-related morbidity and mortality, and alcohol-related crime. Results: In recent years the registered alcohol consumption in the Czech Republic has been very high; 9.8 litres of pure alcohol were consumed per capita in 2017. Recently, the prevalence of hazardous alcohol consumption in the adult population has reached 16.8–17.6% and harmful alcohol consumption 9.0–9.3%. From 12% to 17% of adult population and 12% of adolescent population were heavy episodic drinkers. Alcohol-related disorders are disproportionately higher (2–3 times) among men. Mortality for alcohol-related causes fully attributable to alcohol (AAF = 100%) and their proportion in overall mortality is on increase. Conclusions: Alcohol consumption as well as the prevalence of heavy episodic drinking in the Czech Republic belongs among the highest globally. On the other hand, declines in alcohol use have been recently observed among children and adolescents. Available data on alcohol-related morbidity indicate stable situation, though alcohol-related mortality is increasing. Alcohol related burden is rather underestimated and evidencebased alcohol policy should be increasingly implemented.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Central European Journal of Public Health

ISSN

1210-7778

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

27

Issue of the periodical within the volume

Supplement: S

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

"S15"-"S28"

UT code for WoS article

000508441500004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85077480221