Research Article

Alcohol Exposures, Alcohol Marketing, and Their Associations with Problem Drinking and Drunkenness among Youth Living in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda

Table 1

Variable name, description, and prevalence of factors examined in the Kampala youth survey ( ).

Variable nameVariable description

SexPercentage of participants who were girls.68.5%
Current alcohol usePercentage of youth who had at least one drink containing alcohol on one or more days during the past 30 days.30.0%
Problem drinkingPercentage of youth who ever had a hangover, felt sick, got into trouble with family or friends, missed school, or got into fights, as a result of drinking alcohol.30.2%
DrunkennessPercentage of youth who drank so much alcohol that they were really drunk.32.8%
Sadness
Percentage of youth who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing their usual activities during the past 12 months.77.1%
No friendsPercentage of youth who have no close friends.9.5%
Illicit drug usePercentage of youth who used drugs during their life.113.8%
Violence victimizationPercentage of youth who reported being threatened or injured with a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club.35.5%
HIV/AIDSPercentage of youth who have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have HIV/AIDS (yes versus no).8.4%
Alcohol use and marketing exposurePercentage of youth reporting 5-6 types of alcohol use and marketing exposures (i.e. seeing actors drink on TV, seeing brand names on TV, seeing ads in magazines, seeing ads in the city, seeing billboards with alcohol ads in the city, and seeing people drink in the city).62.1%
Alcohol marketing
 Brand logoPercentage of youth who have a t-shirt, pen, backpack, or other item, with an alcohol brand logo on it.25.9%
 Provided free
alcohol
Percentage of youth who were ever offered a free drink of alcohol by an alcohol company representative.27.0%
Alcohol education
 Danger of alcoholPercentage of youth who were taught the dangers of alcohol use.89.2%
 Help quitPercentage of youth who have ever been told where to get help to stop drinking alcohol.72.4%
 Refuse alcoholPercentage of youth who were taught to tell someone they did not want to drink alcohol.74.7%

1The types of drugs included in the question were marijuana (“njaga or bangi”), opium (“njaye”), or aviation fuel.