A853: Alcohol intake in middle-aged Australian women and access to primary health care services

Alcohol intake in middle-aged Australian women and access to primary health care services

Approved: 2020

Collaborators:

Ms Suzannah Bownes
Dr Craig Smith
Dr Alexa Seal
A/Prof Catherine Harding
Dr Zelda Doyle

Synopsis

The purpose of this project will be to explore the relationship between middle-aged Australian women who drink alcohol above the recommended amount and access to primary health care services. We will analyse Survey 8 of the 1973-78 cohort to identify if and how frequently these women access primary health care services. The assumption being that if general practitioners are to opportunistically screen and undertake appropriate interventions with these women, we must first establish whether or not they attend primary health care.