African Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA)
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Abstract
This is a scientific, peer-reviewed article published Open Access. The article was originally published in African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies. You may access the article by following this link: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajdas/article/view/106921.Dette er en vitenskapelig, fagfellevurdert artikkel som er publisert Open Access. Artikkelen ble opprinnelig publisert i African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies, og du kan lese den ved å følge denne lenken: http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajdas/article/view/106921Adult (18+ years old) Malawian men and women’s alcohol use and social drinking
norms were examined. From 31,676 screened households, heads and spouses in 1,795
households with at least one alcohol user were interviewed. Alcohol use last 12 months
was reported by 27.3% and 1.6% of all adult men and women respectively. Male and
female alcohol users’ mean consumption was 8.05 litres and 1.51 litres of pure alcohol
respectively. Spouses reported 55 and 61% higher consumption level for their spouses
compared to self-reports. Without including non-drinkers, drinking norms explained
6.7% of men’s and 20.9% of women’s alcohol consumption. Prevention efforts could
be directed at helping women not to start drinking by supporting their existing gender-specific
descriptive drinking norms