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标题：Determinants of harmful use of alcohol among urban slum dwelling adults in Kenya
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作者：Mariam Gitatui ; Samuel Kimani ; Samuel Muniu 等
期刊名称：African Health Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1680-6905
电子版ISSN：1729-0503
出版年度：2020
卷号：19
期号：4
页码：2906-2925
DOI：10.4314/ahs.v19i4.12
出版社：Makerere University Medical School（Uganda)
摘要：Background: Harmful alcohol use is a public health problem associated with negative health and socio-economic impacts. However, patterns and dynamics of alcohol use among slum-dwellers in Kenya are poorly understood. Objective: To establish determinants of harmful alcohol use among adults in an urban slum setting in Kenya. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study involving a consecutively selected sample (N=215) from Githurai, in Nairobi. A pre-tested questionnaire that captured data on socio-demographics, drinking patterns, type, reasons, initiator, and support system. Results: Of the respondents, those above 31 years, married, separated/divorced/widowed, of high education, earning above 50 USD, and from dysfunctional families consumed more alcohol. Low earners consumed (p < 0.05) unrecorded while high earners drank (p< 0.001) recorded alcohol. Adults from families with a drinking father and sibling consumed more alcohol (p=0.001). Single, low educational attainment/earners, and those in dysfunctional families (p <0.05) drank due to stress and reported alcohol-related problems. Young, unmarried, and casual laborers were introduced (p < 0.05) to alcohol by friends. Conclusion: Socio-demographic, economic, familial, social interactions, and stress are associated with harmful alcohol use among adults from slums calling for interventions targeting these factors.
关键词：Determinants; urban slum dwelling; alcohol use; alcohol abuse; adults; informal.