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Few studies in Nepal have identified the correlates of consumption or described the help-seeking patterns and stigma among those affected with AUD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S2054425118000286_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Interviewers administered the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) as part of population-based surveys of adults in Chitwan District between 2013 and 2017. We conducted a secondary analysis to identify sociodemographic and health-related correlates of recent alcohol consumption using the \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> test, to identify correlates of total AUDIT scores among men who drink using negative binomial regression, and to describe the treatment-seeking and stigma beliefs of men with AUD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S2054425118000286_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Over half (53.7%, 95% CI 50.4\u201357.0) of men (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0\u00a0=\u00a0\u00a01130) recently consumed alcohol, and there were associations between being a drinker with age, religion, caste, education, occupation and tobacco use. Nearly one in four (23.8%, 95% CI 20.2\u201327.8%) male drinkers screened positive for AUD, and AUDIT scores were associated with age, caste, marital status, occupation, tobacco use, depression, functional status and suicidal ideation. Few (13.3%, 95% CI 11.7\u201315.0) women (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0\u00a0=\u00a0\u00a02352) recently consumed alcohol, and 5.3% (95% CI 3.0\u20139.1) of female drinkers screened positive for AUD. Among AUDIT-positive men, 38% spoke to another person about their problems and 80% had internalized stigma.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S2054425118000286_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study revealed that nearly one in four men who drink likely have AUD. 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