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Table 2 Prevalence of Alcohol Use among Respondents

From: Prevalence and perceived health effect of alcohol use among male undergraduate students in Owerri, South-East Nigeria: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Category

Total Number

(N = 482)

Alcohol users

(N = 378)

Prevalence

(%)

P value

Age (years)

    

16 - 20

80

56

70.0%

< 0.001

21 - 25

197

133

67.5%

 

≥26

205

189

92.2%

 

Marital Status

    

Married

101

92

91.1%

 

Single

381

286

75.1%

< 0.001

Religion

    

Christian

460

367

79.8%

 

Islam

22

11

50.0%

0.001

Year of Study

    

1st Year

53

27

50.9%

 

2nd Year

90

77

85.6%

< 0.001

3rd Year

151

130

86.1%

 

4th Year

188

144

76.6%

 

Ethnicity

    

Igbo

444

351

79.1%

 

Hausa

22

11

50.0%

0.001

Yoruba

16

16

100.0%