Predictors of Alcohol and Drug Problems in Rural African American Women

Author(s)

Mary R. Boyd
Kathrene Carter Berger
Beverly Baliko PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, University of South CarolinaFollow
Abbas Tavakoli DrPH, MPH, ME, University of South CarolinaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

African American women report less alcohol and other drug (AOD) use than Caucasian women. However, health care professionals cannot afford to dismiss AOD use as significant problems for some African-American women. Although we know much more about AOD problems in women in general, we still lack information about AOD disorders and associated factors among rural African American women. Stepwise multiple regression was used to identify the best predictors of alcohol and drug problems among 142 rural African American women who took part in a study of risk factors for AOD disorders in rural women.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840802509478

Publication Info

Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Volume 30, Issue 6, 2009, pages 383-391.

APA Citation

Boyd, M. R., Berger, K. C., Baliko, B., & Tavakoli, A. (2009). Predictors of Alcohol and Drug Problems in Rural African American Women. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 30(6), 383–391.https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840802509478

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