Alcohol Consumption and its Socio-demographic Correlates among Secondary School Teachers in Uganda

Abstract

Alcohol consumption among teachers is becoming an issue of concern in Uganda. Markedly, alcohol consumption among teachers varies by socio-demographic characteristics. This study establishes the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and alcohol consumption among secondary school teachers in Greater Bushenyi of Uganda. The study employed a cross-sectional design with a quantitative method of data collection and analysis. Multistage sampling was employed, first stratified proportionate and then simple random sampling. The study sample consisted of 266 participants from 11 secondary schools. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and logistic regressions were the analytical strategies, using Stata 15.0 version. Significance was set at p = 0.05. The rate of alcohol consumption among teachers was 44.7%. Male teachers were more likely to consume alcohol as compared to females (AOR: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.22-3.80, p< .01). As compared to Muslim counterparts, teachers identifying with the Roman Catholic denomination were three times more likely to consume alcohol (AOR: 3.1, 95% CI: 0.98-9.10, p = 0.05). Relative to comparable populations of adults whose alcohol consumption rates were already known, alcohol consumption among particularly male and Roman Catholic teachers in greater was high. It is recommended that school-based interventions should focus on male teachers.

Positive Discipline Approaches and Students’ Behaviour in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Sheema Municipality, Uganda

“…However, while the studies above pointed to the relationship between role modelling and student behaviour, the studies were skewed outside Uganda and did not capture the Ugandan context. With reported cases of unprofessional conduct (Muhwezi, 2017;Zikanga et al, 2021) and alcoholism (Rukundo & Magambo, 2013;Bashaija et al, 2021) reported among teachers in Uganda, it was deemed necessary to study whether teachers set role models that influenced students behaviour. This study thus tested the hypothesis to the effect that:…”