Alcohol Abuse Practices Among Residents of Busia Town, in Kenya

Brian Barasa Masaba

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Alcohol Abuse Practices Among Residents of Busia Town, in Kenya

Brian Barasa Masaba

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Received: 8 January 2017 Accepted: 16 January 2017 Published: 23 February 2017

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Alcohol abuse is a major public health issue that has no social economic, ethnic, educational or geographical boundaries. It is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and loss of productivity. (Tamara, et al, 2011). Alcohol use is associated with many public health problems including traffic crashes, violence, sexual assaults, and sexually transmitted disease, (Savola, et al, 2009). Numerous studies have shown that rates of alcohol use, and alcohol related problem increase with increasing alcohol availability Babor, et al, (2010). One venue where alcohol is readily available is community festivals, and annual celebration held in many communities across the United States, Wagenaar, et al, (2011). The aim of the study was to find out the alcohol abuse practices among residents of Busia town in Kenya. The study utilized a cross-sectional study design. It used both qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection where 421 Busia town residents’ participated. Simple random, purposive and snowball non probability samplings were used to select participants. Exploratory and thematic content analyses were done. The study findings revealed that the age group that actively abused alcohol ranged from 22 years and above at 48%. The most active was (22-27) and peer pressure and family history of alcoholism being most leading causative factors with 80% of the respondents. Alcoholism poses danger to individuals, families and the community as a whole. Health education was one of the major recommendations the researcher made. This will help the affected people to learn about the dangers of alcoholism and to undertake voluntary changes in their behavior. The health education may be either one to one or in groups or through mass media with an aim of reaching a large target group

Published in	American Journal of Health Research (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajhr.20170501.13
Page(s)	11-18
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Daly- Disability-Adjusted Life Years, Alcohol Beverages, Chang’aa

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School of Nursing, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

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