ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1555101
Sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption among men in Gabon: Insights from the Gabon Demographic and Health Survey of 2019-2021
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
- 2Department of Occupational Health and Safety, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University., Dessie, Amhara, Ethiopia
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AbstractBackground: Alcohol is a psychoactive drug that can lead to dependence and has been used extensively for centuries in many different cultures. The primary driver of alcohol consumption is likely its capacity to elevate mood and alleviate stress. More than 200 medical conditions, including liver diseases, traffic accidents, violence, cancer, heart disease, suicide, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, have been causally linked to alcohol consumption. According to estimates from the World Health Organization three million people die from alcohol-related causes worldwide each year. In other word, 5.3% of all fatalities in the world each year are related to alcohol. Even though a lot of research has been done in Gabon on this particular subject in a variety of contexts, most of the studies weren't representative. Consequently, this study's primary goal was to evaluate sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption among men in Gabon using data from the most recent national Gabon Demographic and Health Survey.ResultThis study includes a total weighted sample of 6,894 men from the Gabon demographic and health survey. The prevalence of alcohol consumption among men in Gabon at the national level was 63.50%, with a 95% CI of 62.36–64.63. Being above the age of fifty years old [AOR: 0.272, 95% CI (0.212,0.347)], being an urban resident [AOR: 0.792, 95% CI (0.691,0.908)], attending higher education [AOR:0.415, 95% CI (0.292,0.590)], living with a partner [AOR: 0.682, 95% CI (0.570,0.815)], and listening to radio [AOR: 0.716, 95% CI (0.632,0.811)] have a negative association with alcohol consumption among men. In contrast, this follower of the revival church [AOR: 14.287, 95% CI (11.117, 18.360)] has a positive correlation with alcohol consumption.ConclusionsThe consumption of alcohol among men has been associated with sociodemographic characteristics. Therefore, to reduce alcohol consumption among men, the governments of Gabon and other relevant stakeholders should give special attention to younger men who live in urban areas and do not attend formal education. Additionally, promote a media campaign through radio about the adverse effects of alcohol consumption.
Keywords: Sociodemographic, alcohol, Men, Prevalence, Gabon
Received: 15 Jan 2025; Accepted: 19 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Gosa Mankelkl, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
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