Drinking & congenital birth defects: alcohol awareness in the northern rivers region

alcoholic beverage consumption has been identified as whizz of the leading scenery of social heart in Australia. The purpose of this article as to develop guidelines in order to diminish risks associated with excess consumption of alcohol in Australia by ever-changing the pagan attitudes and promoting the health of the Australian universe of discourse.This field, which was carried out in the semi-rural northern Rivers in New South Wales, was conducted to need about the attitudes towards maternal crapulenceing and ken of the produce defects which are closely link to alcohol consumption of alcohol among women.In the results, the study found out that 69.8% of the participants responded ac experienced that women should drink during pregnancy with increased trend favoring 4-8 eyeglasses of beer ever week during pregnancy.The study too found that breeding was negatively related to to the recommended quantity of alcohol consumption entirely positively related to the respondent knowledge on alcohol-related birth defects. The study insist that education was an important tool in bringing about an payoffive mixture in attitude and and so it should be use to raise social sentience on maternal drinking issues.Three of import pointsThere are important points in this article. First, it is unaccented the alcohol consumption is virtuoso side of Australian culture. alcoholic drink consumption is an recognized social culture in Australia. until now there are no cultural barriers that have been created to cushion negative exercise of alcohol consumptionIn my opinion, alcohol consumption is non only an acceptable culture in Australia but it is a major puzzle in the country. intoxicant consumption forms one of the most important social untenanted activities of Australian and therefore any negative consequence are likely to ingrain the people in a abundant way.Second, there is low judgement of the effect of alcohol on the community. With 69 .8% acknowledging the use of alcohol during pregnancy, it is clear that there is low train of awareness in the public on the effectuate of alcohol consumption. Increased birth defects in the country can therefore be attributed to alcohol consumption during pregnancy.I know that alcohol may have to a greater extent negative effect on the Australians than some studies have projected. This is because these studies have focused on only one negative aspect of alcohol leaving out some(prenominal) other negative effects. There is a very low level of understanding on the effects of alcohol among the nation which may have led to galore(postnominal) negative health effects.Third, changing cultural attitude on consumption of alcohol can wreak a polar role in changing the convening of alcohol consumption in the country. This essence the education can be used to increase public awareness on the effects of alcohol and change their attitude.In my opinion, I feel that education can play a n important role in changing the culture perception and attitude of the population about the effects of alcohol. It is very problematical to change cultural attitude since it is a part of life of these people. However education can increase the awareness of the population on negative effects of alcoholThere is no bias in the article. The article moderately looks into the issue and carries out am alcohol survey with informed consent and self-assurance of confidential in the research procedure with voluntary participation. In the selection serve up both(prenominal) males and female were selected according to demographic of the area.The writerThis article was published following as study carried out by Tony Yeigh who holds a bachelor of psychology and post potash alum diploma in education, and Brian Kean who is a Ph.D. holder, both from Brigham Young University in the department of heathland science. I believe with what these authors say on the low level of awareness of the effe cts of alcohol on the Australian population. This is because the same result have been found in other studies by the National Alcohol Strategy 2001-2003 and also by NSW Alcohol Summit 2003