Alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviors among fishers in Elmina in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol consumption is part of human social behavior and constitutes a routine part of social life in many countries. Prior studies have found over-indulgence of fishers in alcohol in fishing communities. The study uses the Alcohol Myopia Theory (AMT) to analyze and explain the phenomena of fishers engaging in sex after alcohol consumption, and condom use with sexual partner(s) after alcohol consumption. The study investigated alcohol consumption, predictors of alcohol consumption, and the reasons for drinking alcohol among fishers. It also examined fishers' engagement in sex after alcohol consumption, the use of condoms with sexual partners after drinking alcohol, and predictors of the use of condoms with sexual partners after drinking alcohol.

Methods

A cross-se

SUBMITTER: Kyei-Arthur F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337065 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature