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Alcohol use, drunkenness and tobacco smoking in rural western Kenya
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4 2013
Source: Trop Med Int Health. 18(4):506-515 -
Alternative Title:Trop Med Int Health
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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.
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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.
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Pubmed ID:23489316
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8961680
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