Magnitude and correlates of alcohol use disorder in south Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

Legas, Getasew; Asnakew, Sintayehu; Belete, Amsalu; Beyene, Getenet; Wubet, Gashaw Mehiret; Bayih, Wubet Alebachew; Chanie, Ermias Sisay; Tigabu, Agimasie; Dessie, Tigabu

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“…The magnitude of current alcohol use in this study was 8.24%. The finding is lower than studies conducted in Ethiopia 13.9% ( 18 ), Gondar 23.7% ( 17 ), Mekelle 25.1% ( 43 ), South Ethiopia 22.4% ( 54 ), Kenya 12.8% ( 55 ), South Africa 20% ( 56 ), and Nigeria 66.7% ( 57 ). The possible reason for the discrepancy might be due to the tools used to assess the current alcohol use.…”

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“…The sample size was calculated by using a single population proportion formula with the following statistical assumptions: n = the minimum sample size required, p = the estimated proportion of psychoactive substance, z = the standard value of confidence level of alpha (95%), and d = the margin of error between the sample and the population (0.04). For this study, p = 23.7%% [the prevalence from a community-based study conducted in Gondar town (17)]. N = ((Z_(α/2)) 2 P (1 − P))/d 2 n = ((1.96) 2 * 0.237(1 − 0.237))/(0.04) 2 = 434.…”

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“…By region in the USA, the prevalence of current alcohol use is 26 and 16%, in Europe 42% and 22%, and in Africa 35% and 7% among males and females, respectively ( 16 ). The magnitude of alcohol use, tobacco use, and khat use in Ethiopia ranged in between 13.9 and 23.9 ( 17 , 18 ), 2.9 and 35.5 ( 19 – 22 ), and 37.8 and 50% ( 23 – 25 ). Based on a national study in Ethiopia, a high prevalence of psychoactive substance use was reported ( 26 ).…”

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Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

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BackgroundPsychoactive substance use becomes a major public health and socioeconomic problem worldwide. Despite its burden and consequences, there is no community-based study conducted on psychoactive substance use and associated factors in eastern Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude and determinants of current alcohol, tobacco, and khat among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 955 adults living in Harari regional state. Participants were randomly recruited using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected by interviewer-administered structured and semi-structured questionnaires. Data were entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and exported to Stata version 14.0 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association between the outcome and independent variables, and the statistical significance was declared at a p < 0.5.ResultsOf 955 eligible participants, 95.29% participated in the study. The overall prevalence of current alcohol use, tobacco use, and khat use in this study was 8.24, 14.5, and 63.30%, respectively. The availability of alcohol, being unemployed, and being a current khat user were significantly associated with current alcohol use. Being male, having a low level of education, having peer pressure, having a common mental disorder, being a current alcohol user, and being a khat user were identified as significant predictors for current tobacco use. The age between 31 and 40 years, being a Muslim religion follower, being a farmer, being a current tobacco user, and availability of khat were significantly associated with current khat use.Conclusion and recommendationsThe prevalence of psychoactive substance use in the study area was relatively high compared with that of previous studies. By considering these determinants, screening, early identification, and developing appropriate intervention strategies to prevent and tackle current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use in the community should be of great concern.

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Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

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“…Because our study setting were holy water sites the chance of getting large number of common mental illnesses is high compared with community based setting. This high magnitude of common mental illness can be due to the reason that, mentally illpeople prefer religious places than psychiatric institutions due to their thought, sprit, and possession that supernatural are the cause of mental illnesses [ 33 ]. The other reason is misunderstanding of population around the study area that is mental illness is not treatable by psychomedications rather they believed that the illness is due to punishment from God or creatures [ 18 ].…”

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The magnitude of common mental illness and associated factors among adult holy water users in Amhara regional state Orthodox Tewahido churches, Ethiopia, 2021

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Background Because they are prevalent, persistent, and have substantial negative effects on physical health, psychological well-being, and economic implications, common mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints are major public health problems. Patients with mental illness are devoted to religious therapy including holy water as a coping mechanism for their illnesses. The aim of this study was to investigate the magnitude and associated factors of common mental illness among adult holy water users. Methods Facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in Amhara regional state orthodox Tewahido churches. A simple random sampling techinque was used to select participants. Data were collected by using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale for mental illnesses symptoms and a structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used. Data were entered into EpiData version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Variables with a p-value of 0.25 in the bivariable logistic regression were entered into multivariable logistic regression. Result Three hundred eighty-two participants were involved in the study. The magnitude of Common mental illnesses among holy water users was 58.9%. Unemployed, using more than one substance, having Poor and moderate social support, current daily alcohol drinker and past history of mental illness were significantly associated with common mental illness. Conclusion The magnitude of common mental illness among adult holy water users was high. Giving special attention to decreasing unemployment, establishing social support services, and decreasing substance utilization are the keys to preventing common mental illnesses.

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“…The data were collected using interview administered structured questionnaire developed by reviewing different previously published articles. 23 , 29 – 31 The data collection tools were categorized into different sections namely; respondent’s socio-demographic characteristics, AUDIT questionnaires, K-10 questionnaires to asses’ psychological distress, social support scales used to determine the social support status of the respondents, the current and life time history of substance use of the respondents.…”

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Alcohol use disorder and its associated factors among residents in Southern Ethiopia during the era of COVID-19

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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of alcohol use disorder and associated factors among residents of Dilla town, Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 666 randomly selected participants. Interview-assisted structured questionnaire was used to collect data, and alcohol use disorder identification test was employed to measure alcohol use disorder. The data were entered in to Epi info version 7 and exported in to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Both bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis were used to identify significant factors related with alcohol use disorder. In the multivariate model, variables with p value < 0.05 were considered as a statistical significant factor for the outcome variable. Finally, adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was computed to assess the strength of association. Results: The magnitude of alcohol used disorder during the past year was 30.6% (95% confidence interval: 25.5%–35.7%). Being male (adjusted odds ratio = 8.33, 95% confidence interval: (4.34, 15.98)), age of less than 33 years old (adjusted odds ratio = 1.78, 95% confidence interval: (1.06, 3.00)), current cigarette smoking (adjusted odds ratio = 2.49, 95% confidence interval: (1.42, 4.37)), current khat chewing (adjusted odds ratio = 6.23, 95% confidence interval: (3.8, 9.92)), high level of psychological distress (adjusted odds ratio = 7.69, 95% confidence interval: (4.16, 14.28)) and poor social support (adjusted odds ratio = 2.30, 95% confidence interval: (1.27, 4.18)) were significantly associated with alcohol use disorder. Conclusion: A large percentage of respondents in our sample had an alcohol use disorder. Alcohol use problems were linked to being men, under the age of 33 years old, current khat chewing, current cigarette smoking, a high level of psychological distress, and poor of social support. As a result, early screening, public health intervention programs and establishing appropriate referral linkages with mental health facilities are recommended.

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Magnitude and correlates of alcohol use disorder in south Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

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Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

Current alcohol, tobacco, and khat use and associated factors among adults living in Harari regional state, eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study

The magnitude of common mental illness and associated factors among adult holy water users in Amhara regional state Orthodox Tewahido churches, Ethiopia, 2021

Alcohol use disorder and its associated factors among residents in Southern Ethiopia during the era of COVID-19

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