<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper examines the demographic and socio-economic correlates of alcohol consumption and drinking frequency among Ghanaian women aged 15-49 years. The study utilizes the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data, which remains the most recent DHS for studying the phenomenon in Ghana. Using logistic regression, our findings indicate that alcohol consumption among Ghanaian women is influenced by age, education, and wealth status. In addition, while health insurance ownership significantly affects alcohol consumption among urban women, employment status is reported to be a significant determinant among rural women. Results from the ordered logistic regression show that age, wealth status, pregnancy status, and place of residence are significant predictors of alcohol drinking frequency among Ghanaian women. Moreover, while secondary educational attainment is significant among urban women, primary educational attainment is significant among rural women. The study concludes that the predictors of alcohol consumption and drinking frequency among women of childbearing age in Ghana vary by place of residence (i.e., rural vs urban).</p></abstract>

This paper examines the demographic and socio-economic correlates of alcohol consumption and drinking frequency among Ghanaian women aged 15-49 years. The study utilizes the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data, which remains the most recent DHS for studying the phenomenon in Ghana. Using logistic regression, our findings indicate that alcohol consumption among Ghanaian women is influenced by age, education, and wealth status. In addition, while health insurance ownership significantly affects alcohol consumption among urban women, employment status is reported to be a significant determinant among rural women. Results from the ordered logistic regression show that age, wealth status, pregnancy status, and place of residence are significant predictors of alcohol drinking frequency among Ghanaian women. Moreover, while secondary educational attainment is significant among urban women, primary educational attainment is significant among rural women. The study concludes that the predictors of alcohol consumption and drinking frequency among women of childbearing age in Ghana vary by place of residence (i.e., rural vs urban).

Alcohol Consumption Among Ghanaian Women of Child Bearing Age – What are the Correlates?

Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods

Gender Studies

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This paper examines the demographic and socio-economic correlates of alcohol consumption and drinking frequency among Ghanaian women aged 15-49 years. The...

Alcohol Consumption Among Ghanaian Women of Child Bearing Age – What are the Correlates?

Published Online: Mar 13, 2018

Page range: 134 - 148

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2018-0010

Keywords
alcohol consumption, alcohol drinking frequency, women of reproductive age, logit regression, ordered logit regression, rural/urban Ghana

© 2018 Edward Nketiah-Amponsah et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Alcohol Consumption Among Ghanaian Women of Child Bearing Age – What are the Correlates?

Published Online: Mar 13, 2018

Page range: 134 - 148

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2018-0010

Keywordsalcohol consumption, alcohol drinking frequency, women of reproductive age, logit regression, ordered logit regression, rural/urban Ghana

© 2018 Edward Nketiah-Amponsah et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
alcohol consumption, alcohol drinking frequency, women of reproductive age, logit regression, ordered logit regression, rural/urban Ghana