Title |
Prevalence of alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorders among outdoor drinkers in public open places in Nigeria
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, March 2018
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DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-5344-6 |
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Authors |
Victor O. Lasebikan, Olatunde Ayinde, Mayokun Odunleye, Babajide Adeyefa, Samson Adepoju, Shina Fakunle |
Abstract |
There is a rapid shift in the social context of drinking, with a large proportion of regular drinkers favouring outdoor-open space drinking, such as motor-parks, by the road sides, the majority of which are unlicensed premises for drinking. This study determined the prevalence and determinants of harmful or hazardous alcohol use and possible dependence, defined as a "likely alcohol use disorder" (AUD) in a community sample of 1119 patrons of open space drinking places in Ibadan, Nigeria, using the AUDIT. Scores of 8 and above signified a likely AUD. The associations between a likely AUD and demographic characteristics were sought using Chi square statistics and binary regression analysis was used to determine the effects of multiple confounding variables on a likely AUD using the SPSS version 20.0 software. Of the entire population, the prevalence of likely AUD was 39.5%, and 44.4% out of the drinking population Multivariate analysis showed that Islamic religion was a negative predictor for likely AUD, OR = 0.13, 95% CI (0.06-0.26), while rural residence, OR = 1.84, 95% CI (1.34-2.53) and cigarette smoking OR = 1.81, 95% CI (1.37-2.40) were predictive of likely AUD. Outdoor-open space drinkers are likely to have AUD compared with the general population. Open space drinking has a huge public health implication because of the associated health risks and injuries. |
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Unknown | 108 | 100% |
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Student > Master | 27 | 25% |
Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
Lecturer | 6 | 6% |
Researcher | 6 | 6% |
Other | 13 | 12% |
Unknown | 35 | 32% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 25% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 12% |
Unspecified | 5 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
Computer Science | 3 | 3% |
Other | 19 | 18% |
Unknown | 37 | 34% |