School of Public Health, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3984, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA.
School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala P.O. Box 7062, Uganda.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 3;17(7):2451. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072451.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence and context of alcohol use, problem drinking and alcohol-related harm among boys and girls in the slums of Kampala, Uganda.
The Kampala Youth Survey is a cross-sectional study conducted in 2014 among youth (ages 12-18 years) living in the slums of Kampala ( = 1133) who were participating in Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) centers. Chi-square tests were used to determine differences in alcohol use behaviors between 1) gender (boys vs. girls), and 2) alcohol use behaviors between problem drinkers and non-problem drinkers, stratified by gender.
Among all participants ( = 1133), the prevalence of any alcohol use in the past 12 months was 31% ( = 346). A higher percentage of girl drinkers reported having sex in the past month, without a condom (57.9%) due to alcohol consumption, compared to boy drinkers (41.9%) ( χ 2 = 8.09, = 1, = 0.005). For girl and boy drinkers, nearly half (49.5% and 44.1%, respectively) met the criteria for problem drinkers, measured using the Cut-Annoyed-Guilty-Eye-Opener (CAGE) questionnaire.
The high prevalence of alcohol use and problem drinking among youth, as well as alcohol-related harm, warrant urgent alcohol prevention and intervention strategies, particularly among these underserved girls.
本文旨在调查乌干达坎帕拉贫民窟男孩和女孩的饮酒流行情况、问题饮酒和与酒精相关的危害。
坎帕拉青年调查是一项 2014 年在坎帕拉贫民窟（<=1133 名年龄在 12-18 岁的青年）中进行的横断面研究，这些青年正在参与乌干达青年发展联系（UYDEL）中心。卡方检验用于确定 1）性别（男孩与女孩）之间的饮酒行为差异，以及 2）按性别分层的问题饮酒者和非问题饮酒者之间的饮酒行为差异。
在所有参与者中（<=1133），过去 12 个月内任何饮酒的患病率为 31%（<=346）。与男饮酒者（41.9%）相比，更多的女饮酒者报告在过去一个月因饮酒而发生性行为，且没有使用避孕套（57.9%）（<=8.09，<=1，<=0.005）。对于女和男饮酒者，近一半（分别为 49.5%和 44.1%）符合使用 Cut-Annoyed-Guilty-Eye-Opener（CAGE）问卷确定的问题饮酒者标准。
青年饮酒和问题饮酒以及与酒精相关的危害发生率很高，需要紧急采取酒精预防和干预策略，特别是针对这些服务不足的女孩。
