AU - Attar, H. AU - Afkham Ebrahimi, A. AU - Nasr Esfahani, M. TI - Alcohol Use in Hospitalized Patients at Hazrat-e-Rasoul Hospital PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijpcp JN - ijpcp VO - 10 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-116-en.html 4100 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-116-en.pdf SO - ijpcp 1 AB  -  AbstractObjectives: This study assessed the rate of alcohol use in hospitalized patients at a general hospital in Iran. Methods: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 571 patients from 11 wards of Hazrat-e-Rasoul Hospital were evaluated by a demographic questionnaire. The Pediatrics, Emergency, ICU, and CCU wards were excluded from the study. The sampling was implemented through the nonran-domized convenient method. Findings: The rate of current alcohol use was 9.6% (8.9% in males and 0.7% in females) in all 25.4% of the patients  (22.8% in males and 2.6% in females) reported to alcohol use in their life-time. The highest rates of current alcohol use were observed in the orthopedic ward (25.3%), the 15-29 years old age group (47.3%), and the patients with education under high school diplomas (56.4%). The rate of current alcohol use was 54.5% in married patients while in single, divorced, or widows, the rate was 45.5%. The weekly alcohol consumption was the most frequently reported pattern of current use (34.5%). Results: There is a considerable prevalence of alcohol use among the patients in a general hospital. Attending to its impact on presentation and treatment of various diseases is essential.  CP - IRAN IN - Psychiatrist, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Psychiatric ward, Ilam, Iran, I.R. LG - eng PB - ijpcp PG - 122 PT - Original Research YR - 2004