Table 5 Prevalence of alcohol consumption disaggregated by the presence of depression
|  | Overall (N = 212) | Not depressed (N = 84) | Depressed (N = 128) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | (95% CI) | n (%) | (95% CI) | n (%) | (95% CI) | |
Currently consuming alcohol (N = 212) | ||||||
 Yes | 57 (26.9) | (20.8–32.5) | 15 (17.9) | (10.7–27.4) | 42 (32.8) | (25.0–40.6) |
Ever consumed alcohol (N = 212) | ||||||
 Yes | 93 (43.9) | (37.3–50.5) | 30 (35.7) | (25.0–46.4) | 63 (49.2) | (40.6–57.8) |
Age at which it was first taken (N = 91), years | ||||||
 < 11 | 6 (6.6) | (2.2–12.1) | 1 (3.6) | (0.0–10.7) | 5 (7.9) | (1.6–14.3) |
 11–14 | 24 (26.4) | (17.6–36.3) | 6 (21.4) | (7.1–35.7) | 18 (28.6) | (17.5–39.7) |
 15–18 | 61 (67.0) | (57.1–75.8) | 21 (75.0) | (57.1–89.3) | 40 (63.5) | (50.8–74.6) |
Type of alcohol (N = 91) | ||||||
 Beer, wine or bottled spirits | 59 (64.8) | (54.9–74.7) | 19 (67.9) | (50.0–85.7) | 40 (63.5) | (50.8–74.6) |
 Local brews | 29 (31.9) | (22.0–41.8) | 8 (28.6) | (10.7–46.4) | 21 (33.3) | (22.2–44.4) |
 Both beer, wine and local brews | 3 (3.3) | (0.0–7.7) | 1 (3.6) | (0.0–10.7) | 2 (3.2) | (0.0–7.9) |
How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? (N = 212) | ||||||
 Never | 155 (73.1) | (73.1–67.5) | 69 (82.1) | (82.1–73.8) | 86 (67.2) | (67.2–57.8) |
 Monthly or less | 35 (16.5) | (16.5–11.3) | 9 (10.7) | (10.7–4.8) | 26 (20.3) | (20.3–13.3) |
 2–4 times a month | 12 (5.7) | (5.7–2.8) | 5 (6.0) | (6.0–1.2) | 7 (5.5) | (5.5–2.3) |
 2–3 times a week | 8 (3.8) | (3.8–1.4) | 1 (1.2) | (1.2–0.0) | 7 (5.5) | (5.5–2.3) |
 4 or more times a week | 2 (0.9) | (0.9–0.0) | 0 (0.0) | (0.0–0.0) | 2 (1.6) | (1.6–0.0) |
Audit scores (N = 57) | ||||||
 0–7 normal | 29 (50.9) | (38.6–63.2) | 10 (66.7) | (40.0–93.3) | 19 (45.2) | (31.0–59.5) |
 8 and above-harmful and hazardous use | 28 (49.1) | (36.8–61.4) | 5 (33.3) | (6.7–60.0) | 23 (54.8) | (40.5–69.0) |
Alcohol dependence (N = 57) | ||||||
 Yes | 39 (68.4) | (56.2–78.9) | 6 (40.0) | (20.0–66.7) | 33 (78.6) | (66.7–90.5) |
Alcohol-related harm already being experienced (N = 57) | ||||||
 Yes | 51 (89.5) | (80.7–96.5) | 13 (86.7) | (66.7–100.0) | 38 (90.5) | (81.0–97.6) |
Hazardous alcohol use (N = 57) | ||||||
 Yes | 16 (28.1) | (15.8–40.4) | 3 (20.0) | (0.0–40.0) | 13 (31.0) | (16.7–45.2) |