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Table 2 Alcohol and Tobacco use over time

From: Treating alcohol use disorder in the absence of specialized services – evaluation of the moving inpatient Treatment Camp approach in Uganda

 

PRE

(n = 25)

FU1

(n = 24)

FU2

(n = 24)

Age tasting alcohol for the first time, mean (SD)

14.56 (6.12)

  

Age when addiction was realized, mean (SD)

29.50 (10.90)

  

Frequency of alcohol intake, N (%)

 never

5 (21)

3 (13)

 monthly or less

7 (29)

9 (38)

 2 to 4 times a month

1 (4)

6 (26)

 2 to 3 times a week

6 (24)

7 (29)

4 (17)

 4 or more times a week

19 (76)

4 (17)

2 (09)

Alcohol intake in standard drinks on a typical day with consumption, N (%)a

 1 or 2

8 (33)b

9 (38)c

 3 or 4

2 (8)

5 (21)

 5 or 6

3 (13)

4 (17)

 7 to 9

3 (12)

4 (17)

3 (13)

 10 or more

22 (88)

2 (8)

Classification according to risk level appropriate intervention, N (%)d

 Education (0–7)

12 (50)

16 (67)

 Advice (8–15)

1 (4)

5 (21)

6 (25)

 Advice, Counseling & Monitoring (16–19)

2 (8)

3 (13)

2 (8)

 Specialist Diagnostics & Treatment (20–40)

22 (88)

4 (17)

Tobacco consumption in cigarettes on a typical day with consumption, mean (SD)

6.85 (4.19)e

2.21 (1.56)f

2.75 (1.06)g

  1. Note. a One standard drink is defined as a drink containing 13 g of pure ethanol, e.g. 1 bottle of beer at 330 ml and 5%. b 5 abstinent participants. c 3 abstinent participants. d classifications follow the recommendations of the AUDIT manual, AUDIT scores in brackets. e n = 13 indicated smoking. f n = 12, two abstinent participants. g n = 12, no abstinent participants