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. 2020 Feb 25;13:501–508. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S237995

Table 4.

Behavioral Characteristics of Participants at Selected Public Health Institutions in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, July 2016 (n=758)

Variables Category Frequency (n) Percent (%)
History of smoking Yes 45 5.9
No 713 94.1
Exposure to smoking in the home Yes 83 10.9
No 675 89.1
Exposure to smoking outside the Yes 184 24.3
Home No 574 75.7
Alcohol drinking experience Yes 255 33.6
No 503 66.4
Frequency of alcohol drinking 5–7days/week 48 18.8
1–4 days/week 73 28.6
1–3 days/month 83 32.5
Less than once/month 51 20.1
Amount of alcohol consumed at single occasions 1–3 standard of alcohol 125 49.0
4–5 standard of alcohol 113 44.3
˃5 standard of alcohol 17 6.7
Larger amount of alcohol consumed at single occasions 1–4 standard of alcohol 86 33.7
5–10 standard of alcohol 157 61.6
˃10 standard of alcohol 12 4.7
Frequency of consuming equal more ≤2 times/month 143 56.1
Than 3 standard of alcohol 3–4 times/month 91 35.7
≥5 times/month 21 8.2