@article{10.11648/j.sjph.20170503.18,
  author = {Emmanuel Osei-Bonsu and Prince Kubi Appiah and Ishmael D. Norman and Geoffrey Adebayo Asalu and Margaret Kweku and Seth Yao Ahiabor and Wisdom Kwami Takramah and Abdulai Bonchel Duut and George Edward Ntow and Stephen Boadu},
  title = {Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Factors Influencing Alcohol Use Among the Youth in Tokorni-Hohoe, Volta Region of Ghana},
  journal = {Science Journal of Public Health},
  volume = {5},
  number = {3},
  pages = {205-214},
  doi = {10.11648/j.sjph.20170503.18},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20170503.18},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.sjph.20170503.18},
  abstract = {Background: Alcohol use still remains a great public health concern. However, the youth are the higher risk group in terms of alcohol consumption and its associate complications. Alcohol consumption among the youth is on the rise and Ghana cannot be exempted due to easy accessibility and availability of alcoholic beverages to the youth. According to Ghana Demographic and Health survey, alcohol consumption is highest among young people between the ages of 15-39 years than other age group; however, little information on alcohol consumption has made the problem unknown, limiting appropriate measures to control its use. This study measured the prevalence of alcohol consumption and associated factors among the youth in Tokorni-Hohoe. Methods: The study employed cross sectional study using quantitative method to sample 316 respondents. Random and systematic sampling techniques were used to sample respondents. Structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant information from respondents. The analysis was performed using StataSE 12. Results: The prevalence of alcohol consumption among the youth is 43%. Both males and females engage in alcohol use but more males were found to use alcohol than females. Alcohol consumption was highest among the age group of 20-25 years. The major factors influencing the use are peer influence (30.8%) and advertisement (20.3%). All the socio-demographic characteristics except religion (p=0.011) and occupation (p=0.001) were found not to be strongly associated with alcohol consumption. Reasons given by the youth for consuming alcohol are to have fun and to stimulate their appetite for food. Conclusions: Alcohol use is highly prevalent among the youth in Tokorni-Hohoe and therefore interventions to prevent its use should be more focus on the youth because of their vulnerability. Advertisement on alcohol use must be control by the appropriate institutions.},
 year = {2017}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption and Factors Influencing Alcohol Use Among the Youth in Tokorni-Hohoe, Volta Region of Ghana
AU  - Emmanuel Osei-Bonsu
AU  - Prince Kubi Appiah
AU  - Ishmael D. Norman
AU  - Geoffrey Adebayo Asalu
AU  - Margaret Kweku
AU  - Seth Yao Ahiabor
AU  - Wisdom Kwami Takramah
AU  - Abdulai Bonchel Duut
AU  - George Edward Ntow
AU  - Stephen Boadu
Y1  - 2017/03/27
PY  - 2017
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20170503.18
DO  - 10.11648/j.sjph.20170503.18
T2  - Science Journal of Public Health
JF  - Science Journal of Public Health
JO  - Science Journal of Public Health
SP  - 205
EP  - 214
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2328-7950
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20170503.18
AB  - Background: Alcohol use still remains a great public health concern. However, the youth are the higher risk group in terms of alcohol consumption and its associate complications. Alcohol consumption among the youth is on the rise and Ghana cannot be exempted due to easy accessibility and availability of alcoholic beverages to the youth. According to Ghana Demographic and Health survey, alcohol consumption is highest among young people between the ages of 15-39 years than other age group; however, little information on alcohol consumption has made the problem unknown, limiting appropriate measures to control its use. This study measured the prevalence of alcohol consumption and associated factors among the youth in Tokorni-Hohoe. Methods: The study employed cross sectional study using quantitative method to sample 316 respondents. Random and systematic sampling techniques were used to sample respondents. Structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant information from respondents. The analysis was performed using StataSE 12. Results: The prevalence of alcohol consumption among the youth is 43%. Both males and females engage in alcohol use but more males were found to use alcohol than females. Alcohol consumption was highest among the age group of 20-25 years. The major factors influencing the use are peer influence (30.8%) and advertisement (20.3%). All the socio-demographic characteristics except religion (p=0.011) and occupation (p=0.001) were found not to be strongly associated with alcohol consumption. Reasons given by the youth for consuming alcohol are to have fun and to stimulate their appetite for food. Conclusions: Alcohol use is highly prevalent among the youth in Tokorni-Hohoe and therefore interventions to prevent its use should be more focus on the youth because of their vulnerability. Advertisement on alcohol use must be control by the appropriate institutions.
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
ER  - 

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