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ArticleAlcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)2024

Exploring links-exposure to alcohol adverts on social media in relation to alcohol use among university students in Uganda.

Edwinah Atusingwize, Maria Nilsson, Annika Egan Sjölander, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, David Musoke, Evelina Landstedt

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Article in Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Edwinah AtusingwizeDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Försörjningsvägen 7B, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Maria NilssonDepartment of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Försörjningsvägen 7B, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Annika Egan SjölanderDepartment of Culture and Media Studies, Umeå University, Humanisthuset, Biblioteksgränd 3, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Nazarius Mbona TumwesigyeDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University School of Public Health, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
David MusokeDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University School of Public Health, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Evelina LandstedtDepartment of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden.

Funding

Department of Epidemiology and Global HealthMakerere University School of Public Health under the Small Grants Programme MakSPH-GRCB/18-19/01/02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis study assessed the association between exposure to alcohol adverts on social media and alcohol use among university students in Uganda since alcohol consumption has severe effects, especially in countries with weak regulations for alcohol marketing.

methodsIn total, 996 undergraduate students at Makerere University responded to a questionnaire assessing exposure to alcohol advertising on social media (independent variable) and alcohol use (dependent variable). Adjusted multinomial logistic regression was used to analyse data.

resultsOne in ten students reported hazardous drinking, while three in ten students were low-risk drinkers. Most students (70.1%) reported low exposure to alcohol adverts on social media, followed by high exposure (12.1%), and 17.8% reported no exposure. A key finding was that exposure to alcohol adverts on social media was significantly associated with alcohol use, especially the high exposure and hazardous drinking (odds ratio = 12.62, 95% confidence interval: 4.43-35.96). Students reporting high exposure to alcohol adverts on social media also had higher odds of low-risk drinking (odds ratio = 3.70, 95% confidence interval: 1.88-7.27) than those with low exposure (odds ratio = 1.77, 95% confidence interval: 1.09-2.87), in reference to no exposure.

conclusionAmong Ugandan university students, exposure to alcohol adverts on social media is common and associated with alcohol use, in a dose-response manner. These findings suggest a need for a design and implementation of alcohol interventions for students using social media.

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AdvertisingAlcohol Drinking in CollegeSocial MediaStudentsAdolescentAdultAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesUgandaUniversitiesYoung Adultalcohol advertalcohol marketingalcohol usesocial mediaUgandauniversity students

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PMCPMC11630078

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