Abstract
Prevalence of Alcohol use Disorder among Prisoners in Ambo Town, West Shewa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2019
Highlights
Alcohol is a psycho active, toxic and potentially addictive substance
To determine the prevalence of alcohol use disorder among prisoners at Ambo town, west shoa zone, Oromia regional state, Central Ethiopia, 2019 Method: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in Ambo town by using systematic random sampling method, from sample of 345 prisoners by using self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ) interview by using AUDIT questionnaire
Data was checked for completeness and any incomplete information were excluded from the entry.The study was conducted after a letter of permission from Ambo university send to Ambo town general prison
Summary
Alcohol is a psycho active, toxic and potentially addictive substance It is a causal factor in over 60 diseases and injuries and accounted for 6.4% of all deaths in the world and the prevalence of alcohol use disorder in the prisoner population to be higher than in the general population. Conclusion: The high prevalence of AUDs detected in our facility-based survey of Ambo town prisoners implies the need to design effective screening tools and feasible interventions for AUDs.This study found a high prevalence of alcohol use disorder among prisoners in a correctional institution in Ambo town, central Ethiopia, in the 12 months before imprisonment. Toxic and potentially addictive substance (Babor T et al 2010).The WHO estimates that around 2 billion people worldwide consume alcohol (WHO 2004) a. There is a complex interplay between the quantity of alcohol consumed, drinking patterns, and individual and contextual factors. People and places 2002], with an intricate interplay between drinking patterns, the amount of alcohol consumed and individual and contextual factors [Graham, L., et al 2012]
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