Prevalence Of Alcohol Use Disorders Among Patients In The Psychiatry Unit Of Kampala International University Teaching Hospital In South Western Uganda

ABSTRACT Globally, the estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that, there are 2 billion people worldwide who consume alcoholic beverages (WHO, 2016). And the burden of alcohol use is public health concern (WHO, 2011). In South, East and West Africa, prevalence of alcohol abuse ranges between 10%-70%. (WHO, 2001).Uganda has previously been reported that, annual per capita alcohol consumption was 23.7 litters (WHO, 2014).Bushenyi Ishaka in western Uganda, produces many traditional homebrewed beer and distilled alcohol beverages. .STUDY DESIGN was retrospective study among pati…