Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of study participants in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 1686)
Variables | Intensity of alcohol consumption | Total (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-drinkers n = 1122 (66.5%) | Non-hazardous n = 448 (79.4%) | Hazardous n = 116 (20.6%) | ||
Health facilities | ||||
 University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital | 542(48.31) | 239(53.35) | 28(24.14) | 809(47.98) |
 Gondar polyclinic | 211(18.81) | 132(29.91) | 38(32.76) | 383(22.79) |
 Azezo | 229(20.41) | 58(12.95) | 42(36.21) | 329(19.51) |
 Maraki | 148(12.48) | 17(3.79) | 8(6.90) | 165(9.79) |
Age group (years) | ||||
 15–24 | 378(33.24) | 141(31.03) | 30(25.86) | 549(32.56) |
 25–34 | 661(58.91) | 281(62.72) | 76(65.52) | 1018(60.38) |
  ≥ 35 | 83(7.40) | 26(5.80) | 10(8.62) | 119(7.06) |
Marital status | ||||
 Married | 1094(97.50) | 434(96.88) | 114(98.28) | 1642(97.39) |
 Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 28(2.50) | 14(3.13) | 2(1.72) | 44(2.61) |
Religion | ||||
 Orthodox | 933(83.16) | 438(97.77) | 116(100) | 1487(88.20) |
 Muslim | 179(15.95) | 7(1.56) | 0(0.00) | 186(11.03) |
 Protestant | 10(0.89) | 3(0.67) | 0(0.00) | 13(0.77) |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Amhara | 1070(95.37) | 433(96.65) | 144(98.28) | 1617(95.91) |
 Others | 52(4.63) | 15(3.35) | 2(1.72) | 69(4.09) |
Family size | ||||
 1–2 | 417(37.17) | 180(40.18) | 46(39.66) | 643(38.14) |
 3–4 | 574(51.16) | 220(49.11) | 61(52.59) | 855(50.71) |
 ≥ 5 | 131(11.68) | 48(10.71) | 9(7.76) | 188(11.15) |
The educational level of respondents | ||||
 No formal education | 233(20.77) | 101(22.54) | 32(27.59) | 366(21.71) |
 Primary education (Grade 1–8) | 167(14.88) | 63(14.06) | 17(14.66) | 247(14.65) |
 Secondary education(Grade 9–12) | 385(34.31) | 141(31.47) | 37(31.90) | 563(33.39) |
 Tertiary education(above Grade 12) | 337(30.04) | 143(31.92) | 30(25.86) | 510(30.25) |
Occupation | ||||
 Housewife | 525(46.79) | 189(42.19) | 64(55.17) | 778(46.14) |
 Employed in any organization | 233(20.77) | 116(25.89) | 32(27.59) | 264(21.79) |
 Merchant | 247(22.01) | 122(27.23) | 13(11.21) | 382(22.66) |
 Students | 75(6.68) | 6(1.34) | 1(0.86) | 82(4.86) |
 Others | 42(3.74) | 15(3.35) | 6(5.17) | 63(3.74) |
Household wealth index | ||||
 Poorest | 260(23.17) | 80(17.86) | 9(7.76) | 349(20.70) |
 Poor | 225(20.05) | 85(18.97) | 33(28.45) | 343(20.34) |
 Middle | 198(17.65) | 97(21.65) | 20(17.24) | 315(18.68) |
 Rich | 225(20.05) | 90(20.09) | 26(22.41) | 341(20.23) |
 Richest | 214(19.07) | 96(21.43) | 28(24.14) | 338(20.05) |