Abstract
BackgroundThere are indications that drinking in outdoor bars, such as at motor-parks, by the roadsides or street corners have become popular in Nigeria.MethodThree sets of qualitative assessments were carried out from three outdoor bars, randomly selected from 22 of such in Ibadan, Nigeria. The main sources of data were by direct observation and focus group discussion (FGD), conducted by a non-probabilistic sample of outdoor bar drinkers, alcohol vendors and from community members. The qualitative assessments were recorded, followed by a thematic analysis of the contents of the qualitative assessments.ResultsWidespread use of alcohol was reported. Patrons of outdoor bars reported that their context of drinking was pleasurable to them. Use of local beverages usually called ‘sepe’ is increasing. The majority of them do not have adequate health information about the harmful consequences of alcohol. Alcohol and other substances of abuse were openly displayed, sold and consumed at the study sites. There were poor law provision and enforcement of laws prohibiting open display of alcohol and other substances.ConclusionA high proportion of social drinkers in outdoor bars require intervention for their drinking behaviour. This is important because they have little or no information about the health hazards associated with excessive drinking. Presentation of these findings should contribute to increased awareness and improved response from the policy makers.
Highlights
There are indications that drinking in outdoor bars, such as at motor-parks, by the roadsides or street corners have become popular in Nigeria
Patrons of outdoor bars reported that their context of drinking was pleasurable to them
Alcohol consumption is embedded in Nigerian culture [1, 2] and most individuals drink accompanied [3], because they prefer drinking in contexts in which they find people like themselves [4].There are indications that there has been a rapid increase in alcohol consumption across all age groups in Nigeria [5]
Summary
There are indications that drinking in outdoor bars, such as at motor-parks, by the roadsides or street corners have become popular in Nigeria. Despite research evidence indicating that excessive alcohol consumption is associated with physical, psychological and social consequences [4, 9, 10], most epidemiological surveys on alcohol consumption have been household surveys, or studies carried out among population such as those in treatment facilities [11], prison population [12], adolescents [13] and the elderly [5] These studies do not take into account the alcohol consumption, among other population such as outdoor bars, some of which groups are more likely to be involved in heavy drinking [14] and may be associated with more grave social consequences such as injuries and road accidents [6, 15]. The use of structured survey instruments is likely to influence the adequacy of survey measures and other contextual factors of alcohol consumption [16]
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