Alcohol use and associated factors among adolescent boys and young men in Kampala, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNdugwa Kabwama, Steven
dc.contributor.authorMatovu, Joseph K.B.
dc.contributor.authorSsenkusu, John M.
dc.contributor.authorSsekamatte, Tonny
dc.contributor.authorWanyenze, Rhoda K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-11T10:25:05Z
dc.date.available2022-02-11T10:25:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAlcohol use leads to about 3 million deaths globally. The alcohol industry employs marketing strategies to establish their brands in the lives of young people at a time when addictive behaviors are initiated and reinforced. We conducted a survey among adolescent boys and young men (ABYM) to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use and associated factors using the Health Belief Model as the guiding framework. The study was conducted among ABYM in- or out-of-school aged 10–24 years in Kampala, Uganda. We used questions adopted from the Global School-based Student Health Survey and the WHO STEPwise approach to Surveillance questionnaire to collect data. The outcome of interest was alcohol use within 30 days before the interview. We also asked about characteristics such as alcohol use by siblings, parents/ guardians, school status among others. We used odds ratios obtained via a logistic regression model as the measure of association. A total of 2500 ABYM participated, of which 262 (10.5 %, 95 %CI 9.3–11.7) had consumed alcohol within 30 days before the interview. Out-of-school ABYM had higher odds of consuming alcohol compared with their inschool counterparts AOR 1.55 (95 %CI 1.09–2.20). Compared with ABYM whose parents/ guardians did not drink alcohol, ABYM whose both parents consumed alcohol had higher odds of consuming alcohol AOR 2.24 (95 %CI 1.38–3.64) as were those with only a mother or female guardian who consumed alcohol AOR 1.95 (95 %CI 1.11–3.41). ABYM with siblings that drink alcohol had higher odds of consuming alcohol AOR 2.25 (95 %CI 1.80–3.52). ABYM who possessed items with an alcohol brand logo had higher odds of consuming alcohol AOR 2.00 (95 %CI 1.33–3.01).en_US
dc.identifier.citationKabwama, S. N., Matovu, J. K., Ssenkusu, J. M., Ssekamatte, T., & Wanyenze, R. K. (2021). Alcohol use and associated factors among adolescent boys and young men in Kampala, Uganda. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 16(1), 1-9.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00385-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00385-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2064
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policyen_US
dc.subjectAlcoholen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectyoung menen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleAlcohol use and associated factors among adolescent boys and young men in Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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