Table 2.
Selected sociodemographic characteristics by drinking status among community dwelling adults in South Sudan
| No current drinking | Low risk drinking | Harmful/hazardous drinking | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 329 | n = 70 | n = 66 | ||
| n (%) | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 184 (55.9) | 33 (47.8) | 30 (45.5) | 0.19 |
| Male | 145 (44.1) | 36 (52.2) | 36 (54.5) | |
| Age | ||||
| 18–25 | 106 (32.2) | 11 (16.2) | 15 (22.7) | 0.002 |
| 26–35 | 138 (42.0) | 23 (33.8) | 24 (36.4) | |
| 36–50 | 67 (20.4) | 27 (39.7) | 19 (28.8) | |
| > 50 | 18 (4.4) | 7 (10.3) | 8 (12.1) | |
| Setting | ||||
| Urban | 160 (48.6) | 46 (67.7) | 37 (56.1) | 0.014 |
| Rural | 169 (51.4) | 22 (32.3) | 29 (43.9) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 89 (27.4) | 16 (24.2) | 15 (23.1) | 0.71 |
| Married | 236 (72.6) | 50 (75.8) | 50 (76.9) | |
| Education | ||||
| No formal education | 146 (44.4) | 26 (38.2) | 34 (51.6) | 0.340 |
| Primary school | 100 (30.4) | 18 (26.5) | 16 (24.2) | |
| Secondary or higher | 83 (25.2) | 24 (35.3) | 16 (24.2) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 246 (78.6) | 51 (79.7) | 36 (64.3) | 0.001 |
| Student | 43 (13.7) | 10 (15.6) | 4 (7.1) | |
| Unemployed | 24 (7.7) | 3 (4.7) | 16 (28.6) | |
| Regular monthly income | ||||
| Yes | 204 (62.4) | 49 (73.1) | 29 (44.6) | 0.003 |
| No | 123 (37.6) | 18 (26.9) | 36 (55.4) | |
| Psychological distress | ||||
| (mean, SE) | 20.8 (0.78) | 21.2 (1.71) | 32.7 (1.84) | 0.001 |
| Traumatic events | ||||
| (mean, SE) | 1.5 (0.09) | 0.74 (0.16) | 2.4 (0.18) | 0.001 |
Note: Not all frequency sums across sociodemographics are equal due to missing data