Abstract
The prevalence of excessive alcohol consumption is high in our context. The fight against this scourge requires accurate identification of sociodemographic factors for a better communication strategy. Objective: To determine the sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption in a population of hospitalized patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during two months in 14 hospital departments of the University Hospital CHU-Yalgado Ouedraogo (CHUYO) in Ouagadougou, by interview and document review. All patients hospitalized for less than a year, aged 18 at least and consenting were included. Excessive alcohol consumption was defined as consumption ≥210 g/week in men and 140 g/week in women according to WHO, a score ≥8 in men and in women ≥7 by AUDIT Questionnaire, a score ≥2 according to the DETA questionnaire. Socio-demographic factors as age, sex, religion, educational level, marital status, occupation and salary status were filled for all patients. Results: A total of 391 patients were included. The average age was 44 ± 16.26 years and the sex ratio of 1.34. Among them, 135 (34.53%) were consumers of alcohol. The prevalence of excessive consumption ranged from 7.92% to 10.49%. A statistically significant relationship was found between alcohol consumption and sex (p < 0.03), religion (p < 0.01) and education level (p < 0.01). On the contrary, no significant relationship was found between alcohol consumption, age, marital status and occupation. The salary status “employee” appears to promote the consumption of alcohol by some tools. Conclusion: The excessive consumption of alcohol is common in our population especially by educated men of non-Muslim religion. This hypothesis should be corroborated in a study within the general population to better set control strategies against this scourge.
Highlights
Drinking alcohol is an integral part of the customs of African people
To determine the sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption in a population of hospitalized patients
Excessive alcohol consumption was defined as consumption ≥210 g/week in men and 140 g/week in women according to WHO, a score ≥8 in men and in women ≥7 by AUDIT Questionnaire, a score ≥2 according to the DETA questionnaire
Summary
Drinking alcohol is an integral part of the customs of African people. Alcohol plays several roles and functions both in the socialization of people and in customary rites and beliefs.excessive consumption of alcohol is a proven risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Drinking alcohol is an integral part of the customs of African people. Alcohol plays several roles and functions both in the socialization of people and in customary rites and beliefs. Excessive consumption of alcohol is a proven risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Alcohol imported into developing countries, in black Africa, has followed the roads and paths to reach even the most remote villages, where its consumption added to artisanal and traditional alcoholic beverages [1]. Few studies in Africa focus on the topic of alcohol-drinking patients. The rare studies often restrict to data on prevalence in specific groups such as pupils, students and other teenagers and not on factors that could be related to excessive consumption [2] [3] [4]
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