The correlates of substance use among older adults in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic
# Background Evidence suggests that substance use remains one of the negative consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic among older adults. However, not much is known about the prevalence and associated factors of substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. # Methods Using data...
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| author | Prince Peprah Francis Arthur-Holmes Williams Agyemang-Duah Shadrack Osei Frimpong Akwasi Adjei Gyimah Faustina Kovor |
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| description | # Background
Evidence suggests that substance use remains one of the negative consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic among older adults. However, not much is known about the prevalence and associated factors of substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.
# Methods
Using data from a survey on coronavirus-related health literacy conducted in the Ashanti Region of Ghana among 474 older adults aged 50 years or above, we performed multivariable logistic regression analysis to assess demographic, socio-economic and health-related correlates of alcohol and tobacco use.
# Results
We recorded a prevalence of 11.4% alcohol use and 6.8% of tobacco smoking, in addition to 16% prevalence of tobacco smoking and/or alcohol intake during the pandemic. After adjusting for the demographic and socio-economic factors, male participants had higher odds of substance use than their female counterparts. Older adults with tertiary education and those who rated their wealth status as poor had a lower odds of substance use than their counterparts.
# Conclusions
Our findings have implications for designing programs and policies to limit substance use among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and possible future disease outbreaks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b749afd4cadd422599a56bf8060985ad2022-12-22T04:17:51ZengInishmore Laser Scientific Publishing LtdJournal of Global Health Reports2399-16232022-02-016The correlates of substance use among older adults in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemicPrince PeprahFrancis Arthur-HolmesWilliams Agyemang-DuahShadrack Osei FrimpongAkwasi Adjei GyimahFaustina Kovor# Background Evidence suggests that substance use remains one of the negative consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic among older adults. However, not much is known about the prevalence and associated factors of substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. # Methods Using data from a survey on coronavirus-related health literacy conducted in the Ashanti Region of Ghana among 474 older adults aged 50 years or above, we performed multivariable logistic regression analysis to assess demographic, socio-economic and health-related correlates of alcohol and tobacco use. # Results We recorded a prevalence of 11.4% alcohol use and 6.8% of tobacco smoking, in addition to 16% prevalence of tobacco smoking and/or alcohol intake during the pandemic. After adjusting for the demographic and socio-economic factors, male participants had higher odds of substance use than their female counterparts. Older adults with tertiary education and those who rated their wealth status as poor had a lower odds of substance use than their counterparts. # Conclusions Our findings have implications for designing programs and policies to limit substance use among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and possible future disease outbreaks.https://joghr.scholasticahq.com/article/31592-the-correlates-of-substance-use-among-older-adults-in-ghana-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Prince Peprah Francis Arthur-Holmes Williams Agyemang-Duah Shadrack Osei Frimpong Akwasi Adjei Gyimah Faustina Kovor The correlates of substance use among older adults in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Global Health Reports |
| title | The correlates of substance use among older adults in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The correlates of substance use among older adults in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The correlates of substance use among older adults in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The correlates of substance use among older adults in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The correlates of substance use among older adults in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | correlates of substance use among older adults in ghana during the covid 19 pandemic |
| url | https://joghr.scholasticahq.com/article/31592-the-correlates-of-substance-use-among-older-adults-in-ghana-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.pdf |
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