Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Table 13.13 Alcohol consumption by background characteristicsPercentage of women and men who consumed a beverage containing alcohol in the past month (women) or inthe past three months (men), and percentage who were drunk in the past month (women) or in the past threemonths (men), by background characteristics, Zambia 2001-2002–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––WomenMen––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––ConsumedConsumedalcohol Was drunk Number alcohol Was drunk NumberBackground in past in past of in the past in the past ofcharacteristic month month women 3 months 3 months women–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Marital statusNever married 5.7 2.0 1,897 33.5 27.6 782Married or living together 9.4 4.1 4,694 51.2 45.0 1,248Divorced/separated/widowed 14.1 9.0 1,067 59.9 57.7 116ResidenceUrban 12.3 6.0 3,073 57.7 50.5 851Rural 7.1 3.1 4,585 37.0 31.9 1,294ProvinceCentral 5.6 2.6 562 35.1 29.0 165Copperbelt 12.0 5.9 1,544 57.9 49.6 447Eastern 1.5 0.6 926 30.9 27.7 268Luapula 5.4 3.4 622 44.8 33.7 166Lusaka 12.9 5.7 1,132 59.8 55.2 314Northern 17.6 6.5 1,040 46.5 40.4 292North-Western 3.2 1.8 354 23.5 21.0 93Southern 4.5 2.7 814 38.0 37.1 232Western 8.9 5.2 663 37.6 28.0 169EducationNo education 9.3 4.9 925 35.5 29.1 108Primary 8.8 4.1 4,439 40.7 35.3 1,100Secondary 9.4 4.1 2,061 51.9 45.9 808Higher 12.5 4.9 234 50.3 40.8 129OccupationProfessional/technical/managerial 9.9 4.0 175 46.9 38.9 93Clerical 10.4 3.2 71 * * 13Sales and services 12.2 6.8 1,095 59.6 52.9 307Skilled manual 7.8 4.6 200 60.8 54.9 273Unskilled manual * * 13 * * 23Domestic service 12.4 5.9 449 57.6 52.2 104Agriculture 9.2 3.7 2,354 42.8 36.6 862Not working 7.7 3.6 3,274 26.8 22.3 451Total 9.2 4.3 7,658 45.2 39.3 2,145–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Note: An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.13.8 KNOWLEDGE OF SYMPTOMS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been identified as co-factors in HIV transmission.The response of the Government to the epidemic has been to reduce transmission of the AIDS virusthrough education, condom promotion and STI treatment. Community-based and clinic-based interventionsto control STIs are being carried out by the Central Board of Health, the National AIDS Council andnon-governmental organisations. It is important that people experiencing symptoms of STIs have theknowledge to be able to recognise them and seek appropriate treatment. People who do not know thesymptoms of the disease may fail to recognise it and consequently may not get treatment.AIDS/HIV/STI-Related Knowledge and Behaviour | 213