Alcohol intake, smoking, self-medication practices and burden of anaemia among traders in Tamale metropolis of Ghana

Autor:	Nsoh Godwin Anabire, George Doopaar Billak, Gideon Kofi Helegbe
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Anaemia Haemoglobin Smoking Alcohol Traders Market women Medicine Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Science (General) Q1-390
Zdroj:	BMC Research Notes, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1756-0500 66105676
DOI:	10.1186/s13104-023-06480-2
Popis:	Abstract Objective Lifestyle choices including physical inactivity, smoking, abuse of alcohol and drugs, unhealthy diet are common among traders and market women and these behavioural activities predispose individuals to ill-health conditions including cardiovascular diseases and chronic anaemia. We evaluated lifestyle choices such as alcohol intake, smoking and resorting to self-medication among traders in the Tamale Central market in Ghana. We then associated these lifestyle choices with anaemia. Results A total of 400 participants were recruited for this study. Haemoglobin (Hb) levels of participants were measured using Mission® Plus Hb meter and anaemia was diagnosed by Hb
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