This paper investigates the issue of adaptive fuzzy control for a category of non-strictfeedback stochastic uncertain non-linear systems. Based on event-triggered mechanism, an adaptive fuzzy controller with a simple form is designed by combining backstepping technique with fuzzy logic system. The devised controller not only ensures the output signal tracking reference signal and all signals of the closed-loop system are bounded in probability but also reduces the communication load between controller and actuator. In addition, the feasibility of the considered event-triggered mechanism is guaranteed by eliminating Zeno behaviour. Finally, the validity of the proposed result is proved by an example. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.