Emotional and cognitive influences on alcohol consumption in middle-aged and elderly Tanzanians: a population-based study

Autor: Shuyan Liu, Patrick Kazonda, Germana H. Leyna, Julia K. Rohr, Wafaie W. Fawzi, Sachin Shinde, Ajibola Ibraheem Abioye, Joel M. Francis, Charlotte Probst, David Sando, Mary Mwanyka-Sando, Japhet Killewo, Till Bärnighausen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64694-1
Popis: Abstract Alcohol consumption in Tanzania exceeds the global average. While sociodemographic difference in alcohol consumption in Tanzania have been studied, the relationship between psycho-cognitive phenomena and alcohol consumption has garnered little attention. Our study examines how depressive symptoms and cognitive performance affect alcohol consumption, considering sociodemographic variations. We interviewed 2299 Tanzanian adults, with an average age of 53 years, to assess their alcohol consumption, depressive symptoms, cognitive performance, and sociodemographic characteristics using a zero-inflated negative binomial regression model. The logistic portion of our model revealed that the likelihood alcohol consumption increased by 8.4% (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.6%, 13.1%, p
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