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This study examined drinking patterns, their sociodemographic correlates and sex differences among Ghanaians aged 15\u201349 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dataset from 21,291 Ghanaians aged 15\u201349 years in the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey was analysed. Drinking patterns of respondents were classified on the basis of self\u2010reported quantity per drinking day. Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the adjusted odds ratios (AOR) accounting for sociodemographic confounders. Sex differences in sociodemographic correlates were tested using a single combined model with sex\u2010interaction terms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, prevalence of abstinence, moderate, low\u2010risk and heavy drinking were 81.6%, 11.3%, 4.1% and 3.0%, respectively. Males were strongly associated with moderate (AOR\u00a0=\u00a03.235; 95% CI\u00a0=\u00a02.801, 3.737), low\u2010risk (AOR\u00a0=\u00a01.809; 95% CI\u00a0=\u00a01.389, 2.355) and heavy drinking (AOR\u00a0=\u00a03.910; 95% CI\u00a0=\u00a02.881, 5.305). Older age, parenthood and employment increased odds of drinking patterns; marriage was protective. Significant sex interactions for heavy drinking versus abstinence contrast were found for age (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), education (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), marital status (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), wealth (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.009), parenthood (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001) and employment (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study found that 18.4% of Ghanaians aged 15\u201349 years drink alcohol in varying patterns. Sociodemographic correlates of heavy drinking differ significantly between males and females. Sex\u2010stratified estimates suggest similar patterns for other drinking categories, though these were not formally tested. This supports the need for tailored, sex\u2010sensitive alcohol interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/puh2.70407","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,6]],"date-time":"2026-10-06T03:52:16Z","timestamp":1791258736000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Drinking Patterns, Sociodemographic Correlates and Sex Differences Among Ghanaians Aged 15\u201349 Years: A Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"5","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-7748-679X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christian Chukwuma","family":"Ndu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing and Midwifery Garden City University College  Kumasi Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-3535-4154","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chioma Shallom","family":"Ndu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing and Midwifery Garden City University College  Kumasi Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6183-7005","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christa","family":"Osei\u2010Mensah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physician Assistantship Garden City University College  Kumasi Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1875-4575","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adusei","family":"Bofa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Business Studies Garden City University College  Kumasi Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Georgina","family":"Afoakwah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing and Midwifery Garden City University College  Kumasi Ghana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_14_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140\u20106736(18)32744\u20102"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_3_1","volume-title":"Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders","author":"World Health Organisation","year":"2024"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140\u20106736(18)31310\u20102"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_5_1","volume-title":"Alcohol Consumption and Sustainable Development: Fact Sheet on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Health Targets","author":"World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe","year":"2020"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pgph.0004019"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/dar.12820"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugalcdep.2015.08.023"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_14_9_1","first-page":"16","article-title":"Alcohol Use Among Men in Ghana: Socioeconomic Predictors and Psychological Effects","volume":"5","author":"Alhassan A. 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