Research Article
Sociodemographic Correlates of Alcohol Abuse in Kassena-Nankana Municipality, Ghana
Table 2
Participants’ responses to the questions of the alcohol AUDIT questionnaire.
| | Alcohol AUDIT score | Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? | 16 | 91 | 66 | 94 | 130 | 397 | How many standard drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when drinking? | 173 | 100 | 45 | 27 | 36 | 381 | How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion? | 207 | 36 | 50 | 38 | 50 | 381 | During the past year, how often have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started? | 134 | 25 | 54 | 37 | 131 | 381 | During the past year, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of drinking? | 171 | 34 | 64 | 56 | 56 | 381 | During the past year, how often have you needed a drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session? | 232 | 19 | 29 | 27 | 74 | 381 | During the past year, how often have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking? | 170 | 26 | 66 | 52 | 67 | 381 | During the past year, have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking? | 208 | 26 | 52 | 45 | 50 | 381 | Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking? | 227 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 85 | 381 | Has a relative or friend, doctor, or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? | 118 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 139 | 381 |
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The prevalence of alcohol ever use is never use (16) deducted from total respondents (397) divided by 397 multiple 100.
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