Table 2. Alcohol consumption among the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda (n = 1288; HIV incidence analytic population).
| Any alcohol consumption in past 12 months | Frequency of alcohol consumption in past 12 months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No N (%) | Yes N (%) | P value | None N (%) | Occasional N (%) | Regular N (%) | P value | |
| All Participants | 599 (46.5) | 689 (53.5) | 599 (46.5) | 314 (24.4) | 375 (29.1) | ||
| SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICS | |||||||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 290 (45.9) | 408 (55.9) | 290 (48.4) | 146 (46.2) | 262 (69.9) | ||
| Female | 309 (54.1) | 281 (44.1) | <0.0001 | 309 (51.6) | 168 (53.5) | 113 (30.1) | <0.0001 |
| Age at enrolment (years) | |||||||
| 30+ | 265 (47.5) | 330 (49.8) | 265 (44.2) | 129 (41.1) | 201 (53.6) | ||
| 25–29 | 145 (24.1) | 182 (27.1) | 145 (24.2) | 93 (29.6) | 89 (23.7) | ||
| 18–24 | 189 (28.4) | 177 (23.1) | 0.067 | 189 (31.5) | 92 (29.3) | 85 (22.7) | 0.003 |
| Education | |||||||
| None/Primary | 376 (45.6) | 448 (54.4) | 376 (45.6) | 184 (22.3) | 264 (32.) | ||
| Secondary and above | 221 (47.9) | 240 (52.1) | 0.426 | 221 (47.9) | 129 (28.0) | 111 (24.1) | 0.005 |
| Religion | |||||||
| Muslim | 175 (29.2) | 88 (20.4) | 175 (29.2) | 47 (15.0) | 41 (10.9) | ||
| Protestant/Evangelical | 255 (42.6) | 263 (40.2) | 255 (42.6) | 124 (39.5) | 139 (37.1) | ||
| Roman Catholic | 169 (28.2) | 338 (39.4) | <0.0001 | 169 (28.2) | 143 (45.5) | 195 (52.0) | <0.0001 |
| Ethnicity/tribe | |||||||
| Non-Baganda | 316 (52.8) | 364 (52.8) | 0.978 | 316 (52.8) | 152 (48.4) | 212 (56.5) | |
| Baganda | 283 (47.2) | 325 (47.2) | 283 (47.2) | 162 (51.6) | 163 (43.5) | 0.104 | |
| Occupation | |||||||
| None fishing activities† | 334 (55.8) | 306 (44.4) | 334 (55.8) | 150 (47.8) | 156 (41.6) | ||
| Fishing/fishing related activities†† | 265 (44.2) | 383 (55.6) | <0.0001 | 265 (44.2) | 164 (52.2) | 219 (58.4) | <0.0001 |
| Duration in community at enrollment (years) | |||||||
| 5+ | 306 (51.1) | 344 (49.9) | 306 (51.1) | 146 (46.5) | 198 (52.8) | ||
| 2–4 | 156 (26.0) | 177 (25.7) | 156 (26.0) | 88 (28.0) | 89 (23.7) | ||
| Less than 2 | 137 (22.9) | 168 (24.4) | 0.815 | 137 (22.9) | 80 (25.5) | 88 (23.5) | 0.515 |
| SEXUAL BEHAVIORS | |||||||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Not married | 187 (39.2) | 290 (42.1) | 187 (39.2) | 124 (39.5) | 166 (44.3) | ||
| Married | 412 (50.8) | 399 (57.9) | <0.0001 | 412 (50.8) | 190 (60.5) | 209 (55.7) | <0.0001 |
| New sex partners in past 12 months | |||||||
| 0–1 | 494 (92.3) | 486 (78.1) | 494 (92.3) | 241 (84.6) | 245 (72.7) | ||
| 2+ | 41 (7.7) | 136 (21.9) | <0.0001 | 41 (7.7) | 44 (15.4) | 92 (27.3) | <0.0001 |
| Condom use in past 12 months | |||||||
| No | 373 (73.1) | 328 (52.3) | 373 (73.1) | 153 (53.5) | 175 (51.3) | ||
| Yes | 167 (26.9) | 299 (47.7) | <0.0001 | 167 (26.9) | 133 (46.5) | 166 (48.7) | <0.0001 |
| Drank alcohol before sex | |||||||
| No | 515 (87.6) | 326 (47.3) | 515 (87.6) | 193 (61.5) | 133 (35.5) | ||
| Yes | 73 (12.4) | 363 (52.7) | <0.0001 | 73 (12.4) | 121 (38.5) | 242 (64.5) | <0.0001 |
†Farming, Shop keeping, Housewife, Construction/Mechanic/Government/Clerical, Fishing,
††Fishmongers, fish processing, boat maker/owner