Collaborative activities to address tobacco addiction among tuberculosis (TB) patients are in place in India. The research was carried out to estimate the prevalence and to determine the predictors of hazardous alcohol use among pulmonary TB patients assessing the need for joint TB-alcohol collaborative activities. It was a cross-sectional study carried out among 200 drug-sensitive pulmonary TB patients of Bhavnagar city of Gujarat using the "Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test" (AUDIT) with patients scoring ≥8 on AUDIT said to be having hazardous alcohol use. The prevalence of hazardous alcohol use among drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis patients was found to be 20%. On applying multiple logistic regression, regular use of smokeless tobacco (adjusted Odds Ratio aOR = 5, 95% CI = 1.8-14.9, p = 0.002), history of alcohol use by father (aOR = 4, 95% CI = 1.7-10.2, p = 0.002), residing at a place where spurious liquor was being brewed (aOR = 4.8, 95% CI = 1.4-16.4, p = 0.012), and belonging to scheduled caste/scheduled tribe (SC/ST) (aOR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.1-6.8, p = 0.034) were the significant predictors for hazardous alcohol use. It is concluded from the study that one-fifth of drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Bhavnagar have hazardous alcohol use. The study calls for joint TB-alcohol collaborative activities in India.

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结核病患者中有害酒精的使用率和预测因素：印度需要制定一项有关结核病-酒精联合活动的政策。

印度开展了针对结核病患者中烟草成瘾的合作活动。进行了这项研究，以评估肺结核患者的患病率并确定危险饮酒的预测因素，以评估是否需要联合开展结核病-酒精合作活动。这是对古吉拉特邦巴夫那加市200名对药物敏感的肺结核患者进行的横断面研究，使用“酒精使用障碍识别测试”（AUDIT）对AUDIT得分≥8的患者说其使用了有害酒精。发现对药物敏感的肺结核患者中有害酒精的使用率为20％。在进行多元逻辑回归分析时，应定期使用无烟烟草（调整后的赔率aOR = 5，95％CI = 1.8-14.9，p = 0.002），父亲饮酒的历史（aOR = 4，95％CI = 1.7-10.2，p = 0.002），居住在酿造伪酒的地方（aOR = 4.8，95％CI = 1.4-16.4，p = 0.012 ），并且属于计划种姓/计划部落（SC / ST）（aOR = 2.7，95％CI = 1.1-6.8，p = 0.034）是危险酒精使用的重要预测指标。从该研究得出的结论是，巴夫那加有五分之一对药物敏感的肺结核患者使用有害酒精。该研究呼吁在印度开展结核病与酒精的联合合作活动。从该研究得出的结论是，巴夫那加有五分之一对药物敏感的肺结核患者使用有害酒精。该研究呼吁在印度开展结核病与酒精的联合合作活动。从该研究得出的结论是，巴夫那加有五分之一对药物敏感的肺结核患者使用有害酒精。该研究呼吁在印度开展结核病与酒精的联合合作活动。