Table 2 The prevalence of current alcohol consumption and hazardous/harmful alcohol consumption by background characteristics
From: Correlates of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya: A cross-sectional study
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) |