Alcohol use among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the prevalence of alcohol use and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone.

Design

Data for the study was sourced from the 2017 Sierra Leone Global School-Based Student Health Survey, a nationally representative survey conducted among in-school adolescents aged 10-19 years using a multistage sampling methodology. Percentages were used to present the prevalence of alcohol use among in-school adolescents. Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the factors associated with alcohol use among in-school adolescents. The results were presented using adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with their respective 95% confidence interval (CI).

Setting

Sierra Leone.

Participants

A weighted sample of 1730

SUBMITTER: Osborne A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10989102 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature