Netope Rebekka Nangula, Nghitanwa Emma Maano, Endjala Tuwilika
School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia.
J Public Health Afr. 2023 Apr 18;14(3):2241. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2241. eCollection 2023 Mar 31.
Alcohol abuse is one of the world's main public health issues. Alcohol use is growing among African women, and it has become an underlying factor in women's health risk profiles.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence women's alcohol consumption in the Oshikoto Region.
The study used a quantitative research method with a cross-sectional, analytical design. Data were gathered using interview-led questionnaires from 121 women aged 18-49 years at two state hospitals in the Oshikoto region's two selected constituencies. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 26, was used to evaluate the data.
The subjects' median age was 33 years old. The bulk of the participants, 84 (69.4%), resided in rural areas. 49 (40.5%) of the participants were unmarried, and the majority (62%) had children. According to the results, 64 (52.89%) of respondents use alcohol to cope with their problems on occasion. When they are anxious, approximately 56 (46.28%) of the respondents use alcohol to relax and ignore their problems. In the univariable log-binomial regression analysis, a family history of alcohol use (p-value 0.019), peer pressure (p-value 0.004), and spending the majority of time at Cuca shops (p-value 0.000) were all linked with an increased risk of harmful alcohol use.
Identifying the determinants of alcohol use may aid in the creation of recommendations for preventative measures and alcohol awareness programs.
酗酒是全球主要的公共卫生问题之一。非洲女性的饮酒率正在上升，并且已成为女性健康风险状况的一个潜在因素。
本研究旨在调查奥希科托地区影响女性饮酒的因素。
本研究采用定量研究方法，采用横断面分析设计。通过访谈式问卷，从奥希科托地区两个选定选区的两家国立医院的121名18 - 49岁女性中收集数据。使用社会科学统计软件包第26版对数据进行评估。
受试者的中位年龄为33岁。大多数参与者，即84人（69.4%）居住在农村地区。49名（40.5%）参与者未婚，大多数（62%）育有子女。结果显示，64名（52.89%）受访者有时会用酒精来应对问题。当她们焦虑时，约56名（46.28%）受访者会用酒精来放松并忽略问题。在单变量对数二项回归分析中，饮酒家族史（p值0.019）、同伴压力（p值0.004）以及大部分时间在小酒馆消磨（p值0.000）均与有害饮酒风险增加有关。
确定饮酒的决定因素可能有助于制定预防措施和酒精意识项目的建议。
