Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
BMC Public Health
Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Research article

Assessment of the alcohol consumption among outdoor bar drinkers in Nigeria by qualitative methods

Authors: Victor O. Lasebikan, Olatunde Ayinde, Mayokun Odunleye

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2018

Login to get access

Abstract

Background

There are indications that drinking in outdoor bars, such as at motor-parks, by the roadsides or street corners have become popular in Nigeria.

Method

Three sets of qualitative assessments were carried out from three outdoor bars, randomly selected from 22 of such in Ibadan, Nigeria. The main sources of data were by direct observation and focus group discussion (FGD), conducted by a non-probabilistic sample of outdoor bar drinkers, alcohol vendors and from community members. The qualitative assessments were recorded, followed by a thematic analysis of the contents of the qualitative assessments.

Results

Widespread use of alcohol was reported. Patrons of outdoor bars reported that their context of drinking was pleasurable to them. Use of local beverages usually called ‘sepe’ is increasing. The majority of them do not have adequate health information about the harmful consequences of alcohol. Alcohol and other substances of abuse were openly displayed, sold and consumed at the study sites. There were poor law provision and enforcement of laws prohibiting open display of alcohol and other substances.

Conclusion

A high proportion of social drinkers in outdoor bars require intervention for their drinking behaviour. This is important because they have little or no information about the health hazards associated with excessive drinking. Presentation of these findings should contribute to increased awareness and improved response from the policy makers.
Literature
1.
Lasebikan VO, Ola BA. Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use among a sample of Nigerian semirural community dwellers in Nigeria. J Addict. 2016;2016:6.CrossRef
2.
Brisibe S, Ordinioha B, Dienye PO. Intersection between alcohol abuse and intimate partner's violence in a rural Ijaw community in Bayelsa state, south-South Nigeria. J Interpers Violence. 2012;27(3):513–22.CrossRefPubMed
3.
4.
Gureje O, Lasebikan V. Alcohol beverages type, problem drinking and self-reported health status. Nigeria J Psychiatry. 2006;4(1):4–8.
5.
Lasebikan VO, Gureje O. Lifetime and 7-day alcohol consumption in the elderly, prevalence and correlates: reports from the Ibadan study of aging. Afr J Med Med Sci. 2015;44(1):33–41.PubMed
6.
Lasebikan VO, Baiyewu O. Prevalence of drinking and driving in Nigeria: data from a representative Motor Park survey. Afr J Med Med Sci. 2011;31:32–4.
7.
Lasebikan VO, Baiyewu O. Profile of problems associated with psychoactive substance use among long distance commercial automobile drivers in Ibadan. Nigeria J Psychiatry. 2009;7(2):7–16.
8.
Lasebikan VO. Alcohol: the bad, the good and the ugly. The Clinical Scientist: A compedium of Faculty of Clinical Sciences Lectures, College of Medicine, vol. II: Univeristy of Ibadan; 2012. p. 53–80.
9.
Schutze M, Boeing H, Pischon T, Rehm J, Kehoe T, Gmel G, Olsen A, Tjonneland AM, Dahm CC, Overvad K, et al. Alcohol attributable burden of incidence of cancer in eight European countries based on results from prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2011;342:d1584.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
10.
Rehm J, Baliunas D, Borges GL, Graham K, Irving H, Kehoe T, Parry CD, Patra J, Popova S, Poznyak V, et al. The relation between different dimensions of alcohol consumption and burden of disease: an overview. Addiction. 2010;105(5):817–43.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
11.
Ohaeri JU, Odejide OA. Admissions for drug and alcohol-related problems in Nigerian psychiatric care facilities in one year. Drug Alcohol Depend. 1993;31(2):101–9.CrossRefPubMed
12.
Adesanya A, Ohaeri JU, Ogunlesi AO, Adamson TA, Odejide OA. Psychoactive substance abuse among inmates of a Nigerian prison population. Drug Alcohol Depend. 1997;47(1):39–44.CrossRefPubMed
13.
Adelekan ML, Makanjuola AB, Ndom RJ, Fayeye JO, Adegoke AA, Amusan O, Idowu AI. 5-yearly monitoring of trends of substance use among secondary school students in Ilorin, Nigeria, 1988-1998. West Afr J Med. 2001;20(1):28–36.PubMed
14.
Meier PS, Meng Y, Holmes J, Baumberg B, Purshouse R, Hill-McManus D, Brennan A. Adjusting for unrecorded consumption in survey and per capita sales data: quantification of impact on gender- and age-specific alcohol-attributable fractions for oral and pharyngeal cancers in great Britain. Alcohol Alcohol. 2013;48(2):241–9.CrossRefPubMed
15.
Chou SP, Chun S, Smith S, Ruan J, Li T-K, Grant BF. Episodic heavy drinking, problem drinking and injuries – results of the WHO/NIAAA collaborative emergency room study in South Korea. Alcohol (Fayetteville, NY). 2012;46(5):407–13.CrossRef
16.
17.
18.
19.
Saunders JB, Aasland OG, Babor TF, de la Fuente JR, Grant M. Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO collaborative project on early detection of persons with harmful alcohol consumption--II. Addiction. 1993;88(6):791–804.CrossRefPubMed
20.
Saunders JB, Aasland OG, Amundsen A, Grant M. Alcohol consumption and related problems among primary health care patients: WHO collaborative project on early detection of persons with harmful alcohol consumption--I. Addiction. 1993;88(3):349–62.CrossRefPubMed
21.
Neale J, Allen D, Coombes L. Qualitative research methods within the addictions. Addiction. 2005;100(11):1584–93.CrossRefPubMed
22.
Trotter RT, Needle RH, Goosby E, Bates C, Singer M. A methodological model for rapid assessment, response, and evaluation: the RARE program in public health. Field Methods. 2001;13(2):137–59.CrossRef
23.
Krieger N. Theories for social epidemiology in the 21st century: an ecosocial perspective. Int J Epidemiol. 2001;30(4):668–77.CrossRefPubMed
24.
Craun SW, Freisthler B. Using tax parcels to select a location-based sample: an illustration that examines residents’ awareness of sex offenders in neighborhoods. Eval Rev. 2008;32(4):315–34.CrossRefPubMed
25.
26.
Lasebikan VO, Ola BA. Unmet need for treatment of substance use disorders in Nigeria. Nigerian J Psychiatry. 2016;14(1):10–9.
27.
Kehinde OS, Adegoke AE. Taking alcohol by deception: an analysis of ethanol concentration of “paraga” an alcoholic herbal mixture in Nigeria. BMC Res Notes. 2012;5:127.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
28.
Moreno C, Hasin DS, Arango C, Oquendo MA, Vieta E, Liu S, Grant BF, Blanco C. Depression in bipolar disorder versus major depressive disorder: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on alcohol and related conditions. Bipolar Disord. 2012;14(3):271–82.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
29.
Blanco C, Vesga-López O, Stewart JW, Liu S-M, Grant BF, Hasin DS. Prevalence, correlates, comorbidity and treatment-seeking among individuals with a lifetime major depressive episode with and without atypical features: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on alcohol and related conditions. J Clin Psychiatry. 2012;73(2):224–32.CrossRefPubMed
30.
WHO. Global Survey on Alcohol and Health and Global Information System on Alcohol and Health Global Survey on Alcohol and Health and Global Information. Geneva: WHO; 2008.
Metadata
Title
Assessment of the alcohol consumption among outdoor bar drinkers in Nigeria by qualitative methods
Authors
Victor O. Lasebikan
Olatunde Ayinde
Mayokun Odunleye
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5250-y

Other articles of this Issue 1/2018

BMC Public Health 1/2018 Go to the issue

Research article

Longitudinal association between psychological demands and burnout for employees experiencing a high versus a low degree of job resources

Research article

Scale-out of a community-based behavioral intervention for childhood obesity: pilot implementation evaluation

Research article

Dengue epidemic typology and risk factors for extensive epidemic in Amazonas state, Brazil, 2010–2011

Study protocol

A three arm cluster randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life intervention for reducing daily sitting time in office workers: study protocol

Research article

Ethnicity and socioeconomic status are related to dietary patterns at age 5 in the Amsterdam born children and their development (ABCD) cohort

Study protocol

A hybrid design testing a 3-step implementation model for community scale-up of an HIV prevention intervention in rural Malawi: study protocol