PROBLEMATIC ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, KNOWLEDGE OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND HEALTH RISKS AMONG FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN IFAKARA, MOROGORO REGION, TANZANIA

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-12-23 DOI:10.7895/ijadr.379

Theophilus Gbednet Kureh, J. Frugence, Jacquiline Liseki, Ebenezer Abimbola Morolahun, W. Lubomba

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Aims This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of alcohol use disorder, drinking attitude, knowledge of standard drinks and health risks associated with alcohol consumption among health science students in Ifakara town, Morogoro region in Tanzania. Design This study was a cross-sectional survey conducted between June and October 2020 among 372 medicine and allied health students. Participants were selected from the study institutions using random sampling. Results were presented by descriptive statistics, chi- square (χ2) test for associations and logistics regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence (CI) for alcohol use disorder among participants. Results The prevalence of alcohol consumption is 39.2% with males accounting a higher prevalence among drinkers (63.7%). Ages 21-25 accounted for the highest drinking prevalence (65.8% of drinkers). There were associations between drinking and gender (p=0.002), institution of study (p=0.000) and course of study (p=0.000). Ever drinkers were about 41% of respondents. The median age of first consumption is 20.0 (IQR: 17-22). The prevalence rates of AUD (AUDIT score greater than 8) is 16.4%. Women were significantly less likely than men to report AUD (OR=0.22, 95% CI (0.11-0.47), p<0.05). Over 60% of participants did not know the number of standard drinks in commonly sold alcoholic beverages in Tanzania. Conclusion The prevalence of alcohol consumption and hazardous drinking is high among health sciences students. There is also a poor knowledge of standard drinks and recommended drinking limits.

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坦桑尼亚莫罗戈罗地区伊法卡拉未来健康专业人员的问题饮酒、酒精饮料知识和健康风险

目的本研究旨在确定坦桑尼亚莫罗戈罗地区Ifakara镇健康科学专业学生中酒精使用障碍的患病率、饮酒态度、对标准饮料的了解以及与饮酒相关的健康风险。本研究是一项横断面调查，于2020年6月至10月对372名医学和相关卫生专业的学生进行调查。研究对象采用随机抽样的方法从研究机构中选取。结果采用描述性统计，相关性的卡方检验(χ2)和logistic回归来估计参与者中酒精使用障碍的优势比(OR)和95%置信(CI)。结果饮酒者中男性患病率较高(63.7%)，饮酒者中男性患病率较高(39.2%)。21-25岁年龄段的饮酒患病率最高(占饮酒者的65.8%)。饮酒与性别(p=0.002)、学习机构(p=0.000)和学习课程(p=0.000)有关。曾经饮酒者约占受访者的41%。首次消费的中位年龄为20.0岁(IQR: 17-22)。AUD (AUDIT评分大于8分)患病率为16.4%。女性报告AUD的可能性明显低于男性(OR=0.22, 95% CI (0.11-0.47)， p<0.05)。60%以上的参与者不知道坦桑尼亚通常出售的酒精饮料中标准饮料的数量。结论健康科学专业学生饮酒和有害饮酒的发生率较高。人们对标准饮酒量和建议饮酒量的了解也很少。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

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