NEW YORK: In an alarming trend, the proportion of men in India who start to drink alcohol in their teens has surged more than threefold over the past few decades, a new study has warned.
The trend is more likely among those living in urban areas and poorer households, researchers said.
Researchers questioned just under 2000 randomly selected 20-49 year old men from rural and urban areas in Northern Goa about the age at which they first started to drink alcohol, how much they drank, and whether they had sustained any injuries as a result of their drinking.
Levels of psychological distress were also assessed using a validated questionnaire (GHQ).
"The proportion of men who started drinking in their teens rose from 20 per cent for those born between 1956 and 196 ..
The trend is more likely among those living in urban areas and poorer households, researchers said.
Researchers questioned just under 2000 randomly selected 20-49 year old men from rural and urban areas in Northern Goa about the age at which they first started to drink alcohol, how much they drank, and whether they had sustained any injuries as a result of their drinking.
Levels of psychological distress were also assessed using a validated questionnaire (GHQ).
"The proportion of men who started drinking in their teens rose from 20 per cent for those born between 1956 and 196 ..
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