Prevalence of alcohol use in a rural South African community.
Among a community sample of 801 rural South Africans, 22.2% of men and 5.0% of women were classified as high-risk drinkers and 3.3% as with probable alcohol dependence.
Peltzer
Karl
K
Human Sciences Research Council, University of the North, South Africa. KPeltzer@hsrc.ac.za
Seoka
Phillip
P
Mashego
Teresa-Ann
TA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013019:South Africa