This study aims at investigating family factors associated with consumption of spirits across gender of students in public secondary schools in Uganda. A cross-sectional survey using self-administered questionnaires was used to collect data on consumption of sprits in the past 12 months prior to the study. Of the 1,591 students recruited, the overall prevalence of consumption of spirits was found to be 17.3% (n = 275) with higher consumption of spirits among males (20.3%). Results indicate that unemployed heads of families (aOR = 2.5, 95% CI: 1.30–4.76, ), fairly religious (aOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.08–6.49, ), and not religious families (aOR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1.17–7.11, ) were factors associated with consumption of spirits. Early prevention of consumption of spirits could be focused on male students, fathers’ occupation, and family religiosity. In addition, school administrators and authorities could consider these factors during routine school inspections to guard discipline among students in Uganda.

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与精神消费有关的家庭因素：公立中学乌干达学生的性别比较研究

这项研究旨在调查与乌干达公立中学不同性别学生的精神消耗有关的家庭因素。在研究开始前的12个月中，使用自我调查表进行的横断面调查收集了有关精神消耗的数据。在招募的1,591名学生中，发现烈酒的总体消费率为17.3％（n = 275），其中男性的烈酒消费量更高（20.3％）。结果表明，失业户主（aOR = 2.5，95％CI：1.30–4.76，），相当宗教信仰（aOR = 2.7，95％CI：1.08–6.49，），而非宗教家庭（aOR = 2.9，95％） CI：1.17-1.11，）是与烈酒消费相关的因素。早期预防精神消耗的重点可能是男学生，父亲的职业和家庭宗教信仰。