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Table 1 Patient responses to knowledge and belief-based questions

From: Knowledge gaps and acceptability of abbreviated alcohol screening in general practice: a cross-sectional survey of hazardous and non-hazardous drinkers

 

Question

Correct Response

Proportion of correct/positive responses

Sig. (p)

All Patients

AUDIT-C <5 (n = 119)

AUDIT-C ≥5 (n = 60)

1

Have you heard of the term ‘unit of alcohol’ before?

n/a

92.70 %

91.50 %

94.90 %

0.415

2

Which is closest to 1 unit of alcohol?

B

21.6 %

24.8 %

15.5 %

0.164

A) Glass of wine;

     

B) Single measure of whisky;

     

C) Pint of beer;

     

D) Bottle (330 ml) of lager

     

3

What’s the maximum recommended weekly alcohol intake for someone of your sex?

Males (B); Females (A)

71.4 %

77.5 %

59.6 %

0.015*

A) 14 units

     

B) 21 Units;

     

C) 28 Units;

     
 

D)35 Units

     

4

It is safer to drink your maximum weekly recommended amount of alcohol spread over more days rather than all in one day

T

83.8 %

82.9 %

85.0 %

0.722

5

A can of regular coke has more calories than a pint of beer

F

48.9 %

52.1 %

42.4 %

0.221

6

Alcohol improves sleep

F

84.7 %

88.0 %

78.3 %

0.089

7

Alcohol can be fattening

T

93.9 %

92.5 %

96.4 %

0.324

8

Alcohol can reduce fertility in:

D

76.4 %

74.6 %

80.0 %

0.420

A) Men;

     

B) Women;

     

C) Neither men nor women;

     

D) Both men and women

     

9

Alcohol is a stimulant

F

39.2 %

39.3 %

39.0 %

0.966

10

HIV kills more people worldwide than alcohol

F

86.0 %

86.1 %

86.0 %

0.983

11

Alcohol kills brain cells

T

92.7 %

94.1 %

90.0 %

0.361

12

In the UK, there are more people addicted to alcohol than to marijuana

T

94.9 %

93.2 %

98.3 %

0.141

13

Men are affected by alcohol to the same level as women of the same height and weight

F

72.9 %

70.1 %

78.3 %

0.243

14

Drinking a small amount of alcohol can be good for one’s health

n/a

65.5 %

55.6 %

85.0 %

<0.001*

15

Drinking more alcohol than recommended can cause:

     
 

A) Liver problems;

T

100.0 %

100.0 %

100.0 %

n/a

 

B) Blindness;

F

65.1 %

63.6 %

67.9 %

0.590

 

C) High blood pressure;

T

93.1 %

91.4 %

96.6 %

0.196

 

D) Cancer

T

60.0 %

62.3 %

55.4 %

0.386

16

Do you think that alcohol is a significant problem in the UK?

n/a

94.4 %

94.9 %

93.3 %

0.665

17

Are alcohol-drinking health guidelines publicised well enough?

n/a

32.0 %

30.3 %

35.6 %

0.472

18

Should questions on alcohol habits feature in every GP consultation?

n/a

66.1 %

69.5 %

59.3 %

0.178

19

You would know how to find more information, advice and help regarding alcohol use:

     
 

A) Strongly disagree

n/a

5.2 %

4.3 %

6.8 %

0.493

 

B) Disagree

n/a

7.5 %

8.7 %

5.1 %

0.391

 

C) Neither agree nor disagree

n/a

21.8 %

23.5 %

18.6 %

0.465

 

D) Agree

n/a

48.3 %

47.8 %

49.2 %

0.868

 

E) Strongly agree

n/a

17.2 %

15.7 %

20.3 %

0.439

  1. Knowledge and belief-based questionnaire response data for all patients; patients with an AUDIT-C score of <5; and patients with an AUDIT-C score of ≥5, denoting ‘hazardous drinking and risk of alcohol dependence’. Where appropriate, the correct response is given. χ2 tests were used to compare frequencies between the AUDIT-C negative and AUDIT-C positive groups. * denotes a P-value <0.05 and is considered significant