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dc.contributor.author | Takahash, Risa | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wilunda, Calistus | - |
dc.contributor.author | Karani, Magutah | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tenambergen, Wanja Mwaura | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wilunda, Boniface | - |
dc.contributor.author | Usaneya, Perngparn | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-20T07:58:57Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-20T07:58:57Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3916 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background Studies on alcohol consumption in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya. The study was conducted as a preliminary stage of a community-based intervention to reduce hazardous alcohol consumption. Methods A cross-sectional survey of 478 participants aged 18–65 years residing in Ikolomani Sub-county, Kakamega County was conducted in April 2015. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. We defined current drinkers as participants who consumed any alcoholic product in the preceding one month, and hazardous/high-risk drinkers as participants with an Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) score of 8 and above. We summarised data using descriptive statistics and used … | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMC Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.subject | Alcohol use, | en_US |
dc.subject | Hazardous drinking, | en_US |
dc.subject | Substance use, | en_US |
dc.subject | Rural health | en_US |
dc.title | Correlates of alcohol consumption in ruralwestern Kenya: A cross-sectional study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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