Assessment of household characteristics and their impact on alcohol consumption of household heads in Karamoja: case study of Karamoja Region

Abstract

This study aims to assess household characteristics and their impact on alcohol consumption of household heads in Karamoja region. This study was a secondary data analysis and it utilized data obtained from Uganda National Household Survey 2019/20 (UNHS). The study shows that 70% were female while the rest were males. Furthermore, it showed that most household heads had completed primary grade at 60%. The study further shows that most households were not in the substance economy at 94% and that nearly all household were not practicing child labor at 99.9%. The study also shows that majority of households were poor at 63% and most household heads were aged 21-30 at 27.75%. It’s concluded that male household heads were less likely to be currently taking alcohol than their female counterparts while household heads with a higher grade completion were less likely to currently be taking alcohol than those who had only completed some primary education. Furthermore, its concluded that household heads with bigger household sizes were more likely to currently take alcohol than smaller household heads. Also, household heads whose households dont practices child labour are less likely to currently take alcohol(relative to not having ever taken alcohol) than their counterparts who practice child. labor while non-poor households are more likely to currently take alcohol (relative to not having ever taken alcohol) than their poor counterparts.