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Table 6 Adjusteda odds ratio of household experiences for households reporting heavy episodic drinking compared with households reporting no heavy episodic drinking within the past 30 days among households that reported alcohol consumption (N = 797)

From: National Alcohol Survey of households in Trinidad and Tobago (NASHTT): Alcohol use in households

Household experiences in last 12 months

Adjusted Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

p-value

Household members falling sick

1.3

(0.9, 2.0)

0.182

Lifestyle related illness (major illness e.g., heart, kidney, liver)

1.6

(1.0,2.4)

0.043

Relationship problems between partners (arguing, not talking)

2.2

(1.1, 4.4)

0.022

Strained relationships within household

2.1

(1.1, 4.1)

0.032

Separation between spouses or partners

1.9

(0.5, 7.2)

0.367

Infidelity or cheating between spouses or partners

4.1

(1.2, 13.9)

0.023

Behavioral problems in children at home

3.1

(1.0, 9.6)

0.048

Antisocial problems of children at home/school

2.3

(0.9, 6.1)

0.101

Violent behavior

1.7

(0.6, 4.9)

0.312

Verbal abuse

1.8

(0.9, 3.7)

0.101

Police Intervention in household dispute

1.6

(0.5, 5.3)

0.406

Receiving a traffic ticket

2.7

(1.2, 5.9)

0.015

  1. aModels are adjusted for major ethnicity of the household, household income category, highest level of schooling completed by the head of household, and household dwelling type