Planning and Development Department, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Zhejiang Business College, Hangzhou, China.
Front Public Health. 2022 Jun 20;10:862975. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.862975. eCollection 2022.
Use of electronic media has been shown to be associated with tobacco and alcohol consumption behavior among adult population. Currently, not much is known about the risk factors of tobacco and alcohol consumption in Guyana. The present study aimed to explore the association between exposure to electronic media and tobacco and alcohol consumption by adjusting for the sociodemographic correlates.
Data were obtained from the sixth round of Guyana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 2019-20). Sample population were 2,208 men and 5,872 women aged between 15 and 49 years. Outcome variables were self-reported lifetime use of tobacco and alcohol, and the main explanatory variables were the use of electronic media such as internet, television and radio. Data were analyzed using descriptive and multivariable regression analysis in Stata version 17.
Overall, 55.5% (95% CI = 53.4, 57.6) men and 44.5% (95% CI = 42.4, 46.6) women reported ever smoking tobacco, while the percentage of ever drinking alcohol was 34.2% (95% CI = 32.9, 35.4) and 65.8% (95% CI = 64.6, 67.1) among men and women, respectively. Internet users had significantly higher odds of ever consuming tobacco and alcohol, however, the association was not uniform across the sociodemographic variables. For smoking, the positive association with internet use was observed for women only (OR = 1.32, 95% CI = 1.09, 1.59), whereas, for alcohol consumption the association with internet use was significantly positive among both men (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.58, 2.09) and women (OR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.22, 2.70). Men and women who ever tried alcohol drinking had (OR = 4.64, 95% CI = 3.16, 6.82) and (OR = 10.62, 95% CI = 7.83, 14.40) times higher odds of trying tobacco smoking.
Current findings indicate over a quarter of the participants reported ever smoking tobacco and more than three-fifths ever drinking alcohol. Electronic media use, especially that of internet, is a strong predictor of tobacco and alcohol consumption among Guyanese adults. Results also revealed a strong interrelation between alcohol and tobacco smoking, and suggesting that strengthening the tobacco prevention programs may reduce the prevalence of alcohol drinking as well.
使用电子媒体与成年人群的烟草和酒精消费行为有关。目前，关于圭亚那烟草和酒精消费的风险因素知之甚少。本研究旨在通过调整社会人口统计学相关性，探讨接触电子媒体与烟草和酒精消费之间的关联。
数据来自圭亚那第六轮多指标类集调查（MICS 2019-20）。样本人群为年龄在 15 至 49 岁之间的 2208 名男性和 5872 名女性。因变量为终生使用烟草和酒精的自我报告，主要解释变量为互联网、电视和广播等电子媒体的使用。使用 Stata 版本 17 进行描述性和多变量回归分析。
总体而言，55.5%（95%置信区间[CI] = 53.4，57.6）的男性和 44.5%（95%CI = 42.4，46.6）的女性报告曾吸烟，而曾饮酒的比例分别为 34.2%（95%CI = 32.9，35.4）和 65.8%（95%CI = 64.6，67.1）。互联网用户吸烟和饮酒的可能性显著更高，但这种关联在社会人口统计学变量之间并不一致。对于吸烟，女性中互联网使用与吸烟之间存在正相关关系（OR = 1.32，95%CI = 1.09，1.59），而对于饮酒，男性（OR = 1.82，95%CI = 1.58，2.09）和女性（OR = 1.84，95%CI = 1.22，2.70）中互联网使用与饮酒之间存在显著正相关关系。曾经尝试过饮酒的男性（OR = 4.64，95%CI = 3.16，6.82）和女性（OR = 10.62，95%CI = 7.83，14.40）尝试吸烟的可能性更高。
目前的研究结果表明，超过四分之一的参与者报告曾吸烟，超过五分之三的参与者曾饮酒。电子媒体的使用，尤其是互联网的使用，是圭亚那成年人吸烟和饮酒的一个强有力的预测因素。研究结果还揭示了酒精和烟草吸烟之间的强烈相互关系，并表明加强烟草预防计划可能会降低酒精吸烟的流行率。
