Table 2 Breakdown of heavy alcohol use by sociodemographic characteristics in Kenya
| Characteristics |
Consumed alcohol in the past 30 days (n, %) N = 665 |
Consumed alcohol in the past 12 months (n, %) N = 877 |
Average number of drinks per sitting (mean, 95% CI) N = 662 |
Average number of “binge” days (mean, 95% CI) N = 646 |
Presence of “heavy episodic drinking” (n, %) N = 384 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| 18–29 | 156 (35.4) | 240 (40.7) | 9 (7,11) | 3 (2,4) | 83 (35.2) |
| 30–39 | 215 (28.4) | 283 (261) | 11 (9,13) | 5 (4,7) | 125 (28.6) |
| 40–49 | 138 (19.6) | 166 (18.0) | 9 (7,11) | 5 (3,8) | 90 (21.0) |
| 50–59 | 88 (10.3) | 103 (9.4) | 8 (6,10) | 4 (2,6) | 46 (8.7) |
| 60–69 | 68 (6.3) | 85 (5.8) | 13 (5,20) | 4 (2,7) | 40 (6.4) |
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 536 (85.4) | 667 (79.3) | 10 (9,11) | 5 (4,6) | 325 (88.5) |
| Women | 129 (14.6) | 210 (20.7) | 8 (5,11) | 2 (1,2) | 59 (11.5) |
| Education level | |||||
| No Education | 73 (8.5) | 92 (8.3) | 11 (5,17) | 3 (2,4) | 44 (8.3) |
| Primary | 300 (43.3) | 390 (42.6) | 9 (7,12) | 4 (3,5) | 166 (38.2) |
| Secondary | 172 (28.5) | 221 (28.3) | 10 (8,12) | 5 (4,7) | 106 (32.9) |
| Tertiary | 120 (19.7) | 174 (20.8) | 9 (7,11) | 3 (2,5) | 68 (20.6) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Currently married/Cohabiting | 433 (63.8) | 554 (61.1) | 9 (8,11) | 5 (4,6) | 242 (60.4) |
| Never married | 118 (21.2) | 175 (25.0) | 11 (10,13) | 3 (2,5) | 75 (25.0) |
| Formerly married/widowed | 114 (15.0) | 148 (14.0) | 10 (7,13) | 4 (3,5) | 67 (14.6) |
| Occupation | |||||
| Government employee | 76 (13.2) | 94 (12.2) | 9 (7, 11) | 5 (3,7) | 47 (14.5) |
| Non-government employee | 106 (19.0) | 144 (18.6) | 10 (8, 12) | 4 (2,5) | 67 (19.3) |
| Self-employed | 311 (43.0) | 388 (39.9) | 8 (7, 9) | 4 (3,6) | 160 (37.7) |
| Non-paid/volunteer | 2 (0.3) | 5 (0.5) | 7 (7, 8) | 0 (0,1) | 2 (0.5) |
| Student | 21 (5.5) | 34 (7.0) | 8 (5, 11) | 2 (1,3) | 10 (5.9) |
| Homemaker | 54 (6.0) | 88 (9.5) | 10 (5, 14) | 2 (1,3) | 31 (5.8) |
| Retired | 17 (1.9) | 18 (1.5) | 20 (8, 32) | 8 (1,15) | 15 (2.8) |
| Unemployed able to work | 75 (10.6) | 97 (10.0) | 16 (11, 20) | 6 (3, 9) | 50 (13.0) |
| Unemployed unable to work | 3 (0.4) | 9 (0.8) | 9 (4, 14) | 0 (0, 1) | 2 (0.5) |
| Wealth quintile | |||||
| 1 Poorest | 127 (17.4) | 157 (16.5) | 13 (8, 18) | 3 (2,5) | 66 (15.3) |
| 2 Second | 137 (18.5) | 176 (18.7) | 10 (8,12) | 6 (4,9) | 73 (16.8) |
| 3 Middle | 122 (17.0) | 153 (16.5) | 8 (7,10) | 3 (2,4) | 73 (15.8) |
| 4 Fourth | 123 (18.9) | 170 (17.8) | 8 (6,10) | 4 (2, 6) | 76 (18.2) |
| 5 Richest | 156 (28.2) | 221 (30.5) | 10 (9,11) | 4 (2,6) | 96 (33.8) |
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 311 (54.3) | 405 (53.2) | 10 (8,12) | 4 (3,5) | 179 (52.0) |
| Urban | 354 (45.7) | 472 (46.8) | 9 (8,10) | 4 (3,6) | 205 (48.0) |
| Currently smoking | |||||
| Yes | 217 (30.7) | 251 (28.0) | 12 (10,14) | 7 (5,9) | 150 (34.4) |
| No | 448 (69.3) | 624 (71.9) | 9 (7,10) | 3 (2,4) | 234 (65.6) |