How Social Environment Influence Alcoholism in Busia County, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Wandera, Kevin Abwoga | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kipchumba, Heather Eddah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-31T09:32:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-31T09:32:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description | Article | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The aim of the study is to examine the influence of social environment on alcohol consumption behaviour of individual and devise mitigation measures to curb the menace, a gap that this study sought to fill. Materials and Methods: The study used a cross-sectional research approach. The study used primary data collected via structured questionnaires and interview guides. Regression and Content analysis were adopted, and results were presented in figures, tables, and narrations. Findings: It was evident that there were determinants within the social environment that influenced alcohol consumption behaviours among individuals. The determinants included family dynamics, literacy level, peer influence and parenting style. Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: It was therefore recommended that to mitigate this problem, individuals ought to understand the effects of social environment on alcohol consumption behaviour and devise mitigation measures to curb the menace. The social environment determinants that influence alcohol consumption behaviour should be seen as a focal area of intervention in devising mitigation measures to curb the menace of alcoholism among individuals. The mitigation measures aim at minimising the effects of alcohol consumption by employing a number of strategies and interventions which might be at individual level, community level or policy makers’ level. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Wandera, K. A., & Eddah, K. H. (2024). How social environment influence alcoholism in Busia County, Kenya. American Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 9(4), 49–62. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2520-4696 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/31897 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | American Journal of Public Policy and Administration | |
| dc.title | How Social Environment Influence Alcoholism in Busia County, Kenya | |
| dc.type | Article |