BMC Public Health | |
Community influences on adolescents’ use of home-brewed alcohol in rural South Africa | |
Alan Flisher1  Bronwyn Myers1  Abebe Tessera2  Hans Onya1  | |
[1] Public Health Practice and Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa;Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Faculty of Sciences and Agriculture, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa | |
关键词: South Africa; Adolescents; Home-brewed alcohol; Community influence; | |
Others : 1163309 DOI : 10.1186/1471-2458-12-642 |
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received in 2012-03-31, accepted in 2012-08-01, 发布年份 2012 | |
【 摘 要 】
Background
Alcohol represents a major public health challenge in South Africa, however little is known about the correlates of alcohol use among rural adolescents. This article examines community influences on adolescents’ use of home-brewed alcohol in a rural region of South Africa.
Method
A total of 1600 high school adolescents between 11 and 16 years of age participated in this study. Seven hundred and forty (46.3%) were female and 795 (49.7%) were male. Data on gender were missing for 65 students (4.0% of the sample). The age range was 11–29 years (mean age 16.4 years; Standard deviation = 2.79). A survey questionnaire on adolescent risk behavior that examined adolescents’ use of alcohol and various potential community influences on alcohol use was administered. Factor analysis was used to group community-level variables into factors. Multiple logistic regression techniques were then used to examine associations between these community factors and adolescents’ use of home-brewed alcohol.
Results
The factor analysis yielded five community-level factors that accounted for almost two-thirds of the variance in home-brewed alcohol use. These factors related to subjective adult norms around substance use in the community, negative opinions about one’s neighborhood, perceived levels of adult antisocial behavior in the community, community affirmations of adolescents, and perceived levels of crime and violence in the community (derelict neighborhood). In the logistic regression model, community affirmation was negatively associated with the use of home-brew, whereas higher scores on “derelict neighborhood” and “adult antisocial behavior” were associated with greater odds of drinking home-brew.
Conclusion
Findings highlight community influences on alcohol use among rural adolescents in South Africa. Feeling affirmed and valued by the broader community appears to protect adolescents against early alcohol use. In contrast, perceptions of high levels of adult anti-social behavior and crime and violence in the community are significant risks for early alcohol initiation. Implications of these findings for the prevention of alcohol use among adolescents in rural communities are discussed.
【 授权许可】
2012 Onya et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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