Geographical variation and correlates of substance use among married men in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016

ObjectiveThe use of substances has become one of the world’s most serious public health and socioeconomic issues. Most nations in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, are undergoing significant economic transitions, creating a favourable environment for socially destructive substance use. This st...

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Published in:BMJ open 2022-09, Vol.12 (9), p.e062060-e062060
Main Authors: Zenbaba, Demisu, Yassin, Ahmed, Abdulkadir, Adem, Mama, Mohammedaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Data collection
Demography
Design
Drug abuse
Drug dosages
Drug use
Health economics
Health surveys
Men
PRIMARY CARE
Questionnaires
Smoking and Tobacco
Social change
Substance misuse
Tobacco
Variables
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Summary:ObjectiveThe use of substances has become one of the world’s most serious public health and socioeconomic issues. Most nations in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, are undergoing significant economic transitions, creating a favourable environment for socially destructive substance use. This study aimed to determine the geographical variation, prevalence and correlates of substance use among ever-married men in Ethiopia.DesignA community-based cross-sectional survey was undertaken from 18 January 2016 to 27 June 2016.Data sourceData were used from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS).Data extraction and analysisData from the 2016 EDHS was used, and a total of 7793 ever-married men were involved in the analysis. The spatial autocorrelation statistic (Global Moran’s I) was used to determine whether substance use was dispersed, clustered or randomly distributed. A multilevel logistic regression model was used to identify the correlates with substance use, and statistical significance was declared at p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062060