Department of Health Promotions and Development, Graduate School of Human Interaction and Growth (GIHG), Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Institute of Health and Participation, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Høgskulen på Vestlandet, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
PLoS One. 2024 Sep 13;19(9):e0306542. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306542. eCollection 2024.
Alcohol-related research in Botswana has rarely used a socio-ecological approach. This article presents a phenomenological in-depth analysis drawn from community mapping interviews (n = 23) collected among community leaders and service providers in one village in Botswana. The socio-ecological approach guided our research and analysis. This paper explored the influence of alcohol misuse within the cultural, familial, practices and legal frameworks in Botswana. Findings revealed patterns in alcohol misuse over time, the influence of alcohol misuse within different ecological systems, and their response to alcohol patterns as three global themes are discussed. The findings showed that alcohol misuse remains a major public health problem that trickles down from the community, and family systems to an individual, when there are with limited resources to address the alcohol misuse that exists. Recommendations to address alcohol misuse in Botswana include providing alcohol-free recreational places, more research on alcohol harm, and educating communities about alcohol harm.
博茨瓦纳的酒精相关研究很少采用社会生态方法。本文呈现了一项现象学深度分析，该分析源自在博茨瓦纳一个村庄的社区领导人和服务提供者中收集的社区绘图访谈（n=23）。社会生态方法指导了我们的研究和分析。本文探讨了在博茨瓦纳的文化、家庭、实践和法律框架内，酒精滥用的影响。研究结果揭示了酒精滥用随时间变化的模式、酒精滥用在不同生态系统中的影响，以及他们对酒精模式的反应，这三个主题进行了讨论。研究结果表明，当解决存在的酒精滥用问题的资源有限时，酒精滥用仍然是一个严重的公共卫生问题，从社区和家庭系统蔓延到个人。为了解决博茨瓦纳的酒精滥用问题，建议提供无酒精的娱乐场所、更多关于酒精危害的研究，并教育社区了解酒精危害。
