• Aviat Space Envir Md · Apr 2005

    Comparative Study

    Middle East aircrew use of alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and medicaments.

    • Moanis M Omar, Khalid F Al-Mulla, Talal A Al-Seleem, Bader Murad, and Zoran Radovanovic.
    • Faculty of Medicine, Health Science Center, Kuwait University, Hawally, Kuwait. monisbasheer@hotmail.com
    • Aviat Space Envir Md. 2005 Apr 1; 76 (4): 395398395-8.

    ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of the use of alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and various medications among flying crew and clerks working in a ministry in Kuwait.MethodsIn a cross-sectional study, a self-administered questionnaire was filled in by 277 flying crew and 302 clerks of a comparable age and gender ratio.ResultsFrequencies of using alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and various medications were much higher among flying crew as compared to clerks. Flying crew were a very homogenous group in terms of exposure to the substances studied with only two exceptions: younger people were more likely to drink alcohol abroad (but not in Kuwait), and cabin crew relied on herbal medicine more than pilots.ConclusionsFlying crew differ very much from a socially comparable segment of the local population, but it is not possible to discern the impact of occupational risks (jet leg and night shifts) from exposure to foreign influences and, as for alcohol and sedatives, from easier availability.

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