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Exploring the association of alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and multimorbidity in a nationally representative sample of South African adults
| Title: | Exploring the association of alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and multimorbidity in a nationally representative sample of South African adults |
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| Authors: | A Craig, W Mapanga, A Mtintsilana, SN Dlamini, SA Norris |
| Source: | The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Pp 1-9 (2025) |
| Publisher Information: | Informa UK Limited, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | South Africa, national survey, RC620-627, multimorbidity, alcohol, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641, Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases, tobacco |
| Description: | Background Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of deaths across the globe and low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) are disproportionally affected. Consequently, people living with multimorbidity or multiple chronic conditions and the potentiating risk factors such as alcohol consumption and tobacco use is increasing in LMICs.Methods This study made use of nationally representative data collected from 3 459 South African adults (aged > 18 years) and assessed alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and multimorbidity and explored socioeconomic and demographic associations thereof.Results 20.0% of respondents reported having smoked at some point, with the majority of those indicating that they currently smoke (96.1%). Among current smokers, most were classified as light smokers, consuming fewer than 10 cigarettes per day (73.1%). Among alcohol consumers (34.2%), 6.7% of the respondents showed moderate–severe alcohol consumption. When stratified by sex, more men consumed alcohol (by > 16%) than women. Nearly 13% of the total sample reported having multimorbidity, with a larger proportion being women (by 4%) when compared with men. When stratified by urbanicity, nearly 40% of respondents in the urban group reported consuming alcohol compared with the rural group at 28.0%. In multivariable adjusted binary logistic regressions, tobacco use and alcohol consumption increased the likelihood of reporting multimorbidity (p |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2221-1268 1607-0658 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/16070658.2025.2528502 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/a4d329c95cfc4631aa98e376fce95eee |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....8d902dcdf2c0db669f5330b946d9fada |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 22211268 16070658 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/16070658.2025.2528502 |