Prevalence of alcohol use in a rural South African community

Karl Peltzer; Phillip Seoka; Teresa-Ann Mashego

doi:10.2466/pr0.95.2.705-706

Prevalence of alcohol use in a rural South African community

Psychol Rep. 2004 Oct;95(2):705-6. doi: 10.2466/pr0.95.2.705-706.

Authors

Karl Peltzer¹, Phillip Seoka, Teresa-Ann Mashego

Affiliation

¹ Human Sciences Research Council, University of the North, South Africa. KPeltzer@hsrc.ac.za

PMID: 15587239
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.2.705-706

Abstract

Among a community sample of 801 rural South Africans, 22.2% of men and 5.0% of women were classified as high-risk drinkers and 3.3% as with probable alcohol dependence.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking / ethnology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Rural Population / statistics & numerical data*
South Africa