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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Alcohol use, drunkenness and tobacco smoking in rural western Kenya
Tropical Medicine and International Health, Volume 18, No. 4, Year 2013
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Description
Objectives: To describe the prevalence of smoking and alcohol use and abuse in an impoverished rural region of western Kenya. Methods: Picked from a population-based longitudinal database of demographic and health census data, 72 292 adults (≥18 years) were asked to self-report their recent (within the past 30 days) and lifetime use of tobacco and alcohol and frequency of recent 'drunkenness'. Results: Overall prevalence of ever smoking was 11.2% (11.0-11.5) and of ever drinking, 20.7% (20.4-21.0). The prevalence of current smoking was 6.3% (6.1-6.5); 5.7% (5.5-5.9) smoked daily. 7.3% (7.1-7.5) reported drinking alcohol within the past 30 days. Of these, 60.3% (58.9-61.6) reported being drunk on half or more of all drinking occasions. The percentage of current smokers rose with the number of drinking days in a month (P < 0.0001). Tobacco and alcohol use increased with decreasing socio-economic status and amongst women in the oldest age group (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: Tobacco and alcohol use are prevalent in this rural region of Kenya. Abuse of alcohol is common and likely influenced by the availability of cheap, home-manufactured alcohol. Appropriate evidence-based policies to reduce alcohol and tobacco use should be widely implemented and complemented by public health efforts to increase awareness of their harmful effects. © 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lo, Terrence Q.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Oeltmann, John Ethan
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Odhiambo, Frank Akoth
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool John Moores University
Beynon, Caryl M.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pevzner, Eric S.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cain, Kevin P.
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool John Moores University
Laserson, Kayla F.
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool John Moores University
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Phillips-Howard, Penelope A.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 34
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/tmi.12066
ISSN:
13602276
e-ISSN:
13653156
Research Areas
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female