Alcohol use perceptions and risky behaviors—a mixed method study in Moshi, Tanzania
| dc.contributor.advisor | Abdullah, Abu | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Staton, Catherine Lynch | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhao, Duan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-07T19:51:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-06-05T08:17:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.department | DKU- Global Health Master of Science Program | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: The Kilimanjaro region has one of the highest rates of reported alcohol use per capita in Tanzania. Alcohol-related risky behaviors pose substantial threats to the health and well-being of alcohol users and people around them. This study sought to provide a better understanding of how risky behaviors are associated with alcohol use perceptions. Methods: This mixed method study took place in the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center. Quantitative data on alcohol use, the alcohol use disorder identification tool, alcohol-related consequences, and qualitative data on alcohol use perception and risky behaviors were collected from a hospital- and non-hospital-based sample in Moshi, Tanzania. Latent class analysis was applied to examine alcohol-related risky behaviors. Results: Three classes of risky behavior patterns were identified: “no risky behavior”, “moderate risky behaviors” and “high risky behaviors”. Membership of classes 3 was associated with the most alcohol use quantity and frequency. No association between classes and alcohol-stigma was found. Our qualitative results explored alcohol perceptions and risky behaviors and illustrated their possible associations. Conclusions: Although alcohol stigma may not associate the number of risky behaviors directly, our qualitative result helped us to understand how stigma associates with risky behaviors. This study may serve as a reference for designing and adjusting interventions for alcohol-related injury patients' needs; we can improve interventions by using our knowledge about misconception and stigma and the identified risky behaviors classes as a form of classification system. | |
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| dc.subject | Health sciences | |
| dc.subject | Alcohol stigma | |
| dc.subject | Alcohol use | |
| dc.subject | Latent class analysis | |
| dc.subject | Risky behaviors | |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | |
| dc.title | Alcohol use perceptions and risky behaviors—a mixed method study in Moshi, Tanzania | |
| dc.type | Master's thesis | |
| duke.embargo.months | 12 |