Epidemiology of alcohol use in Sri Lanka: Findings of the SLHAS national survey
Prevalence, distribution and associated factors of alcohol use vary by demographic and health characteristics of Sri Lankan adults. Preventive strategies should be based on population risk stratification of alcohol use.
Authors
- Bilesha Perera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-710X)
- Ravindra P. Rannan‐Eliya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5013-2816)
- Sarath Samarage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8137-3786)
- H. M. M. Herath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5853-8880)
- Wasantha Jayawardene
- Nilmini Wijemunige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2241-3194)
- Mohammad R. Torabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0293-1338)
Institutions
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale (US)
- University of Ruhuna (LK)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (LK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2025.100222
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00