Background
Methods
Study design and setting
Sample size and sampling
Data collection and measurements
Statistical analysis
Results
Characteristics of participants and the prevalence of current drinking and hazardous/high-risk drinking
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 198) | Female (n = 280) | Total (n = 478) | |
Age group | |||
18–29 | 50 (25.3) | 73 (26.1) | 123 (25.7) |
30–49 | 70 (35.4) | 116 (41.4) | 186 (38.9) |
50–65 | 78 (39.4) | 91 (32.5) | 169 (35.4) |
Mean (SD) | 42.0 (13.7) | 40.6 (14.2) | 41 (14.0) |
Education | |||
None | 22 (11.1) | 43 (15.4) | 65 (13.6) |
Primary | 91 (46.0) | 146 (52.1) | 237 (49.6) |
Secondary/higher | 85 (42.9) | 91 (32.5) | 176 (36.8) |
Wealth index tertile (470) | |||
Rich | 62 (32.1) | 97 (35.0) | 159 (33.8) |
Middle | 63 (32.6) | 92 (33.2) | 155 (33.0) |
Poor | 68 (35.2) | 88 (31.8) | 156 (33.2) |
Household size | |||
1–3 | 39 (19.7) | 42 (15.0) | 81 (17.0) |
4–6 | 93 (47.0) | 145 (51.8) | 238 (49.8) |
> 6 | 66 (33.3) | 93 (33.2) | 159 (33.3) |
Religion(477) | |||
Catholic | 82 (41.6) | 99 (35.4) | 181 (38.0) |
Protestant | 113 (57.4) | 181 (64.6) | 294 (61.6) |
Muslim | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
Marital status | |||
Married/living together | 142 (71.7) | 202 (72.1) | 344 (72.0) |
Not married | 56 (28.3) | 78 (27.9) | 134 (28.0) |
Uses tobacco | |||
Yes | 53 (26.8) | 16 (5.7) | 69 (14.4) |
No | 145 (73.2) | 264 (94.3) | 409 (85.6) |
Sell/prepare alcohol at home | |||
Yes | 30 (15.2) | 27 (9.6) | 57 (11.9) |
No | 168 (84.9) | 253 (90.4) | 421 (88.1) |
Number of drinkers in family | |||
0 | 83 (41.9) | 173 (61.8) | 256 (53.6) |
1 | 59 (29.8) | 73 (26.1) | 132 (27.6) |
> 1 | 56 (28.3) | 34 (12.1) | 90 (18.8) |
Number of drinking friends | |||
0 | 47 (23.7) | 165 (58.9) | 212 (44.4) |
≤ 5 | 66 (33.3) | 86 (30.7) | 152 (31.8) |
> 5 | 85 (42.9) | 29 (10.4) | 114 (23.9) |
Attitude score tertile(467) | |||
1 (poor attitude) | 58 (29.9) | 97(35.5) | 155 (33.2) |
2 | 52 (26.8) | 104(38.1) | 156 (33.4) |
3 (good attitude) | 84 (43.3) | 72(26.4) | 156 (33.4) |
Characteristics | Current drinker | Hazardous/harmful drinker | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male [n (%), n = 108] | Female [n (%), n = 25] | Male [n (%), n = 101] | Female [n (%), n = 18] | |
Age group | ||||
18–29 | 15 (30.0) | 3 (4.1) | 12 (24.0) | 2 (2.7) |
30–49 | 45 (64.3) | 12 (10.3) | 42 (60.0) | 8 (6.9) |
50–65 | 48 (61.5) | 10 (11.0) | 47 (60.3) | 8 (8.8) |
Education | ||||
None | 17(77.3) | 7 (16.3) | 17 (77.3) | 6 (14.0) |
Primary | 49(53.9) | 14 (9.6) | 49 (53.9) | 9 (6.2) |
Secondary/higher | 42(49.4) | 4 (4.4) | 35 (41.2) | 3 (3.3) |
Wealth index tertile | ||||
Rich | 27 (43.6) | 3 (3.1) | 21 (33.9) | 1 (1.0) |
Middle | 32 (50.8) | 11 (12.0) | 32 (50.8) | 7 (7.6) |
Poor | 45 (66.2) | 10 (11.4) | 44 (64.7) | 9 (10.2) |
Number of household members | ||||
> 6 | 37 (56.1) | 12 (12.9) | 34 (51.5) | 8 (8.6) |
4–6 | 55 (59.1) | 9 (6.2) | 53 (57.0) | 7 (4.8) |
1–3 | 16 (41.0) | 4 (9.5) | 14 (35.9) | 3 (7.1) |
Religion | ||||
Other | 54 (47.0) | 6 (3.3) | 47 (40.9) | 4 (2.2) |
Roman Catholic | 53 (64.6) | 19 (19.2) | 53 (64.6) | 14 (14.1) |
Marital status | ||||
Married/living together | 83 (58.5) | 13 (6.4) | 78 (54.9) | 6 (3.0) |
Not married | 25 (44.7) | 12 (15.4) | 23 (41.1) | 12 (15.4) |
Uses tobacco | ||||
No | 67 (46.2) | 21(8.0) | 62 (42.5) | 15 (5.7) |
Yes | 41 (77.4)) | 4(25.0) | 39 (75.0) | 3 (20.0) |
Sell/prepare alcohol at home | ||||
No | 80 (47.6) | 17 (6.7) | 71 (42.3) | 13 (5.1) |
Yes | 28 (93.3) | 8 (39.6) | 30 (100) | 5 (18.5) |
Number of drinkers in family | ||||
0 | 9 (10.8) | 2 (1.2) | 9 (10.8) | 1 (0.6) |
1 | 51 (86.4) | 13 (17.8) | 45 (76.3) | 8 (11.0) |
> 1 | 48 (85.7) | 10 (29.4) | 47 (83.9) | 9 (26.5) |
Number of friends who drink | ||||
0 | 5 (10.6) | 4 (2.4) | 5 (10.6) | 3 (1.8) |
≤ 5 | 39 (59.1) | 13 (15.1) | 33 (50.0) | 9 (20.7) |
> 5 | 64 (75.3) | 8 (27.6) | 63 (74.1) | 6 (20.7) |
Attitude score tertile | ||||
1 (poor attitude) | 10 (17.3) | 2 (2.1) | 9 (15.5) | 3 (3.1) |
2 | 28 (53.9) | 9 (8.7) | 24 (46.2) | 6 (5.8) |
3 (good attitude) | 67 (79.8) | 13 (8.8) | 65 (77.4) | 8 (11.1) |
Usual drinking place and types of alcohol consumed
Men [n (%), n = 108] | Women [n (%), n = 25] |
p-value* | |
---|---|---|---|
Usual place of drinking | 0.008 | ||
Changaa/busaa seller’s home | 73 (67.6) | 11 (44.0) | |
Pub/Bar | 20 (18.5) | 3 (12.0) | |
Respondent’s home | 12 (11.1) | 8 (32.0) | |
Friends home | 3 (2.8) | 3 (12.0) | |
Types of alcohol consumed** | |||
Chang’aa
| 76 (70.4) | 14 (56.0) | 0.235 |
Busaa
| 69 (63.0) | 19 (76.0) | 0.349 |
Beer | 46 (42.6) | 6 (24.0) | 0.112 |
Whiskey | 24 (22.2) | 1 (4.0) | 0.045 |
Wine | 10 (9.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.207 |
Determinants of current alcohol consumption
Characteristics | Number of drinkers | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | |||||
18–29 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ||
30–49 | 56 | 2.55 (1.46–4.46) | 0.002 | 2.29 (0.78–6.71) | 0.129 |
> 49 | 59 | 3.02 (1.74–5.24) | <0.001 | 1.89 (0.68–5.23) | 0.213 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 108 | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 25 | 0.08 (0.05–0.15) | <0.001 | 0.07 (0.02–0.18) | <0.001 |
Education | |||||
None | 24 | 1 | -- | ||
Primary | 63 | 0.62 (0.33–1.15) | 0.127 | -- | |
Secondary/higher | 46 | 0.59 (0.30–1.18) | 0.133 | -- | |
Wealth index tertile | |||||
Rich | 30 | 1 | 1 | ||
Middle | 43 | 1.71 (0.95–3.08) | 0.074 | 1.45 (0.49–4.29) | 0.492 |
Poor | 55 | 2.42 (1.31–4.46) | 0.006 | 2.12 (0.78–5.72) | 0.134 |
Household size | |||||
> 6 | 49 | 1 | -- | ||
4–6 | 64 | 0.81 (0.50–1.33) | 0.400 | -- | |
1–3 | 20 | 0.74 (0.40–1.37) | 0.324 | -- | |
Religion | |||||
Other* | 60 | 1 | |||
Catholic | 72 | 2.64 (1.63–4.28) | <0.001 | 2.01 (0.92–4.39) | 0.079 |
Marital status | |||||
Married/living together | 96 | 1 | -- | ||
Not married | 37 | 1.00 (0.60–1.64) | 0.986 | -- | |
Uses tobacco (478) | |||||
No | 88 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 45 | 6.92 (3.70–12.93) | <0.001 | 2.23 (0.63–7.68) | 0.209 |
Sell/prepare alcohol at home | |||||
No | 36 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 97 | 5.79 (3.28–10.20) | <0.001 | 1.72 (0.54–5.55) | 0.351 |
Number of drinkers in family | |||||
0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||
1 | 64 | 20.64 (8.10–52.56) | <0.001 | 19.91 (6.88–57.65) | <0.001 |
> 1 | 58 | 40.37 (16.38–99.50) | <0.001 | 35.11 (10.30–119.75) | <0.001 |
Number of friends who drink | |||||
0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
≤ 5 | 52 | 11.50 (5.99–22.09) | <0.001 | 3.68 (1.61–8.41) | 0.003 |
> 5 | 72 | 38.67 (18.98–78.76) | <0.001 | 5.49 (1.66–18.22) | 0.007 |
Attitude score tertile | |||||
1 (poor attitude) | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | 37 | 3.71 (1.64–8.37) | 0.002 | 3.66 (1.16–11.51) | 0.027 |
3 (good attitude) | 80 | 12.39 (5.38–28.50) | <0.001 | 7.73 (2.53–23.63) | 0.001 |
Determinants of hazardous/high-risk alcohol use
Characteristics | Number of drinkers | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | |||||
18–29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ||
30–49 | 49 | 2.83 (1.54–5.20) | 0.001 | 2.67 (0.82–8.67) | 0.100 |
> 49 | 56 | 3.76 (1.97–7.17) | <0.001 | 1.97 (0.68–5.81) | 0.213 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 101 | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 18 | 0.07 (0.03–0.13) | <0.001 | 0.08 (0.02–0.18) | <0.001 |
Education | |||||
None | 23 | 1 | |||
Primary | 58 | 0.60 (0.31–1.13) | 0.110 | 0.33 (0.08–1.37) | 0.123 |
Secondary/higher | 38 | 0.49 (0.23–1.06) | 0.068 | 0.49 (0.10–2.41) | 0.371 |
Wealth index tertile | |||||
Rich | 22 | 1 | 1 | ||
Middle | 39 | 2.18 (1.15–4.11) | 0.018 | 1.51 (0.53–4.31) | 0.431 |
Poor | 53 | 3.33 (1.64–6.76) | 0.001 | 2.06 (0.73–5.78) | 0.165 |
Household size | |||||
> 6 | 42 | 1 | -- | ||
4–6 | 60 | 0.92 (0.58–1.45) | 0.701 | -- | |
1–3 | 17 | 0.73 (0.40–1.33) | 0.299 | -- | |
Religion | |||||
Other* | 51 | 1 | 1 | ||
Catholic | 67 | 2.91 (1.76–4.79) | <0.001 | 1.89 (0.86–4.17) | 0.113 |
Marital status | |||||
Married/living together | 84 | 1 | -- | ||
Not married | 35 | 1.10 (0.71–1.70) | 0.650 | -- | |
Uses tobacco | |||||
No | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 43 | 7.32 (4.03–13.31) | <0.001 | 2.26 (0.63–8.08) | 0.205 |
Sell/prepare alcohol at home | |||||
No | 84 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 35 | 6.44 (3.73–11.12) | <0.001 | 1.70 (0.54–5.38) | 0.359 |
Number of drinkers in family | |||||
0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||
1 | 53 | 16.13 (6.03–43.13) | <0.001 | 19.62 (6.39–60.23) | <0.001 |
> 1 | 56 | 40.35 (5.65–104.05) | <0.001 | 37.95 (9.86–146.02) | <0.001 |
Number of friends who drink | |||||
0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
≤ 5 | 42 | 9.59 (4.19–21.98) | <0.001 | 4.33 (1.63–11.53) | 0.004 |
> 5 | 69 | 39.10 (16.90–90.44) | <0.001 | 6.47 (1.72–24.38) | 0.007 |
Attitude score tertile | |||||
1 (poor attitude) | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | 30 | 2.82 (1.35–5.87) | 0.007 | 3.18 (1.04–9.75) | 0.043 |
3 (good attitude) | 73 | 10.27 (4.67–22.59) | <0.001 | 7.03 (2.37–20.82) | 0.001 |