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The aim of this study is to examine the alcohol-drinking state, the factors affecting problems and binge drinking among the Southwest Asian migrant workers in Gyounggi Province.
The cross-sectional study was carried out from August 21st to 30th, 2007 for the migrant workers in Gyounggi province. Out of 300 self-reported anonymous questionnaires, 277 were collected and analyzed. Basic descriptive statistics was used to analyze demographic data and general information. An AUDIT test was also employed to analyze the patterns of alcohol use. This study was conducted using the SPSSWIN 13.0 program with the Chi-square test, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation.
The results indicated that 20.6% of the migrant workers are problem drinkers and 39.4% of them are binge drinkers. As examined in terms of their socio-demographic characteristics, respondents aged 30 to 40 years had a much higher level of problematic drinking behavior. And those who are single, answered as Muslims, and attained higher education are more likely to have problems and binge drinking patterns. With a respect to migrant factors, it is found that those who have been living in Korea or working in a factory for over six years have much higher problem and binge drinking rates. Those who work 41 to 80 hours per week also have higher drinking problems, as well.
Regarding foreigners, adaptation factors, such as the outer kindness factor, are less and
problem drinking rates are much higher. When respondents feel that they are not being loved by people, or are not satisfied with their last year's life, their problematic drinking rates are also higher. Those who answered too not being good at speaking Korean, but were satisfied with their Korean life or working conditions had a higher level of drinking problems. In binge drinking, when both their outer kindness and self-satisfaction were higher, binge drinking rates were also high.
Overall, it is evident that the status of problem drinking among the Southwest Asian migrant workers is not low. Continued attention to environmental influences for providing proper prevention programs may reduce these problematic and binge drinking rates.