Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Associated Factors among Dilla University Students, Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Frequency and percentage of alcohol drinking of respondents in Dilla University, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Categories	Frequency (%)	Percentage
Alcohol use	Yes	336	41.8
	No	467	58.2
Recurrence of alcohol use	Every day	26	3.2
	Once per week	60	7.5
	2–3 times per week	33	4.1
	Current use in the last 30 days	196	24.4
	Others	21	2.6
Length of alcohol use	6 months	48	6
	1 year	68	8.5
	2 years	86	10.7
	>2 years	134	16.7
Reasons for alcohol use	For pleasure	150	18.7
	For academic purpose	33	4.1
	To socialize	86	10.7
	To prevent withdrawal effect	11	1.4
	To pass time	43	5.4
	Others	13	1.6
Reasons for not using alcohol	Religious reason	155	19.3
	Health reason	69	8.6
	Economic	150	18.7
	Lack of desire	43	5.4
	Others	49	6.1
Intention for alcohol use	Yes	44	5.5
	No	422	52.6
Initiation of alcohol use	Friends	153	19.1
	Religious custom	26	3.2
	Accidental	62	7.7
	Family	70	8.7
	Traditional healers	15	1.9
	Others	9	1.1
Need for stopping alcohol use	Yes	94	11.7
	No	241	30.0
Potential reasons for stopping alcohol use	If I found that alcohol is a cause for my health problem	224	27.9
	Immediately after graduation	47	5.9
	If I have a financial problem	29	3.6
	If my beloved is against it	23	2.9
	Others	12	1.5