电子媒体的使用已被证明与成年人的烟草和酒精消费行为有关。目前,对圭亚那烟草和酒精消费的危险因素知之甚少。本研究旨在通过调整社会人口统计学相关性来探索暴露于电子媒体与烟草和酒精消费之间的关联。
数据来自第六轮圭亚那多指标类集调查(MICS2019-20)。样本人口为2,208名男性和5,872名女性,年龄在15至49岁之间。结果变量是自我报告的终身使用烟草和酒精,主要解释变量是互联网等电子媒体的使用,电视和广播。在Stata17版中使用描述性和多元回归分析对数据进行分析。
总的来说,55.5%(95%CI=53.4,57.6)男性和44.5%(95%CI=42.4,46.6)女性报告曾经吸烟,在男性和女性中,曾经饮酒的百分比为34.2%(95%CI=32.9,35.4)和65.8%(95%CI=64.6,67.1),分别。互联网用户消费烟草和酒精的几率要高得多,然而,社会人口统计学变量之间的关联并不一致.吸烟,仅在女性中观察到与互联网使用的正相关(OR=1.32,95%CI=1.09,1.59),然而,在男性(OR=1.82,95%CI=1.58,2.09)和女性(OR=1.84,95%CI=1.22,2.70)中,饮酒与互联网使用的相关性均为显著正相关.曾经尝试饮酒的男性和女性尝试吸烟的几率更高(OR=4.64,95%CI=3.16,6.82)和(OR=10.62,95%CI=7.83,14.40)。
目前的研究结果表明,超过四分之一的参与者报告曾经吸烟,超过五分之三的人曾经饮酒。电子媒体使用,尤其是互联网,是圭亚那成年人烟草和酒精消费的有力预测指标。结果还揭示了酒精和吸烟之间的强烈关联,并建议加强烟草预防计划也可以降低饮酒的患病率。
Use of electronic media has been shown to be associated with tobacco and alcohol consumption behavior among adult population. Currently, not much is known about the risk factors of tobacco and alcohol consumption in
Guyana. The present study aimed to explore the association between exposure to electronic media and tobacco and alcohol consumption by adjusting for the sociodemographic correlates.
Data were obtained from the sixth round of
Guyana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 2019-20). Sample population were 2,208 men and 5,872 women aged between 15 and 49 years. Outcome variables were self-reported lifetime use of tobacco and alcohol, and the main explanatory variables were the use of electronic media such as internet, television and radio. Data were analyzed using descriptive and multivariable regression analysis in Stata version 17.
Overall, 55.5% (95% CI = 53.4, 57.6) men and 44.5% (95% CI = 42.4, 46.6) women reported ever smoking tobacco, while the percentage of ever drinking alcohol was 34.2% (95% CI = 32.9, 35.4) and 65.8% (95% CI = 64.6, 67.1) among men and women, respectively. Internet users had significantly higher odds of ever consuming tobacco and alcohol, however, the association was not uniform across the sociodemographic variables. For smoking, the positive association with internet use was observed for women only (OR = 1.32, 95% CI = 1.09, 1.59), whereas, for alcohol consumption the association with internet use was significantly positive among both men (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.58, 2.09) and women (OR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.22, 2.70). Men and women who ever tried alcohol drinking had (OR = 4.64, 95% CI = 3.16, 6.82) and (OR = 10.62, 95% CI = 7.83, 14.40) times higher odds of trying tobacco smoking.
Current findings indicate over a quarter of the participants reported ever smoking tobacco and more than three-fifths ever drinking alcohol. Electronic media use, especially that of internet, is a strong predictor of tobacco and alcohol consumption among Guyanese adults. Results also revealed a strong interrelation between alcohol and tobacco smoking, and suggesting that strengthening the tobacco prevention programs may reduce the prevalence of alcohol drinking as well.