Alcohol use in a rural district in Uganda: findings from community-based and facility-based cross-sectional studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uganda has one of the highest per capita alcohol consumption rates in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) remains unknown in many areas, especially in rural districts. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol consumption and of alcohol use disorder among men, and to describe the distribution of drinking intensity, among men in in Kamuli District, Uganda.

Methods

Men attending primary care clinics in Kamuli District were consecutively interviewed in a facility-based cross-sectional study, and a separate group of men were interviewed in a population-based cross-sectional study. In both studies the men were administered a structured questionnaire, which included the alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT)

SUBMITTER: Nalwadda O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5883606 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature