TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Determinants of harmful use of alcohol among urban slum dwelling adults in Kenya
JO  - African health sciences
A1  - Gitatui, Mariam
A1  - Kimani, Samuel
A1  - Muniu, Samuel
A1  - Okube, Okubatsion
SP  - 2906
EP  - 2925
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: Harmful alcohol use is a public health problem associated with negative health and socio-economic impacts. However, patterns and dynamics of alcohol use among slum-dwellers in Kenya are poorly understood. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To establish determinants of harmful alcohol use among adults in an urban slum setting in Kenya. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study involving a consecutively selected sample (N=215) from Githurai, in Nairobi. A pre-tested questionnaire that captured data on socio-demographics, drinking patterns, type, reasons, initiator, and support system. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the respondents, those above 31 years, married, separated/divorced/widowed, of high education, earning above 50 USD, and from dysfunctional families consumed more alcohol. Low earners consumed (p < 0.05) unrecorded while high earners drank (p< 0.001) recorded alcohol. Adults from families with a drinking father and sibling consumed more alcohol (p=0.001). Single, low educational attainment/earners, and those in dysfunctional families (p <0.05) drank due to stress and reported alcohol-related problems. Young, unmarried, and casual laborers were introduced (p < 0.05) to alcohol by friends. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Socio-demographic, economic, familial, social interactions, and stress are associated with harmful alcohol use among adults from slums calling for interventions targeting these factors.<br><br>© 2019 Gitatui et al.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1680-6905
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i4.12
ID  - ref1
ER  -