SOCIO-CULTURAL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOUR OF YOUNG COMMERCIAL DRIVERS IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
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The negative consequences of the hazardous use of alcohol are well established. Thus the emphasis of this study is on the socio-cultural consequences of alcohol
consumption, particularly, in the family related context such domestic violence, divorce, inhibiting sexual intercourse, pregnancy and others such as alcohol
induced high-risk behaviours like unsafe sex. A survey design was adopted in this study. Questionnaire was used to collect data. 1884 commercial drivers
responded to questionnaire but the responses of 1,432 participants were analysed. The survey covered six states in Nigeria. The participants were between 21
and 35 years with mean age of 24.6years. The majority of these participants or 84% reported to have engaged in the use of alcoholic beverages at least twice a
day while 16% engaged in the use of alcoholic beverages once daily. All these participants are male. Their marital status distribution revealed that 76% of them
were married and only 24% of them were single. The findings revealed significant relationship between rate of domestic violence, divorce rate, rate of
extramarital affairs, unprotected sex behaviour and alcohol consumption among commercial drivers in Nigeria. There are indications that heavy alcohol use at a
young age is predictive of a range of social and cultural problems. Protracted and continuous abuse of alcohol may be predictive of more severe health problems
in general for young male individuals. It was recommended that government should enforce policy that will reduce alcohol consumption especially in both
workplaces whether public or private.
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