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Table 3 Environmental and psychological factors associated with initiation of alcohol use disorders at Hawassa, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 195)

From: Alcohol use disorder and associated factors among individuals living with HIV in Hawassa City, Ethiopia: a facility based cross- sectional study

Reasons

Frequency

Percent %

Easily availability of alcohol

32

16.4

Like the way alcohol makes feel happy

25

12.8

Peer pressure to drink

27

13.8

Parental modeling

16

8.2

Long standing life stressors

21

10.8

Lack of social support

23

11.8

Long lasting marital disharmony

13

6.7

Drinking to forget financial problems

15

7.7

To increase self confidence

14

7.2

To alleviate fear of socializing

10

5.1

Family history of alcohol use problem

18

9.2