Author(s):
Alves, Daniela ; Delgado, António Pedro ; Amado, Miguel ; Craveiro, Isabel ; Santos, Zelia ; Goggins, Alexander ; Gasparinho, Carolina ; Correia, Artur ; Gonçalves, Luzia
Date: 2022
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/147809
Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Subject(s): alcohol consumption; Cabo Verde; leisure; recreation; urban planning; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; L Education; Pollution; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Health Policy; SDG 2 - Zero Hunger; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; SDG 5 - Gender Equality; SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
Description
Funding Information: This research was funded by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, under PTDC/ATP-EUR/5074/2012, UID/04413/2020, UIDB/00006/2020, SFRH/BD/115382/2016, and COVID/BD/152120/2021. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors.
Background: Reducing alcohol consumption and improving urban planning in African cities are public health priorities. The aim of this study was to explore gender and age differences in recreational activity participation and its link with self-reported alcohol consumption in three urban areas of Praia. Methods: A questionnaire was applied to a probabilistic sample of 1912 adults, with a median age of 35.0 (IQR: 26.0–48.8) years, living in informal, transition, and formal areas of the capital of Cabo Verde. Results: More than 80% of the participants reported rarely or never participating in recreational activities. Going daily or weekly to the café was the most reported recreational activity, regardless of the urban area. Participation in recreational activities was higher in men than women, decreasing with age in both cases. Alcohol consumption was significantly higher in men than women (72.4% versus 47.4%, p < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression models showed that going at least once to the bar/nightclub (for men and women) and going to the café (for women) were associated with alcohol consumption. Furthermore, age (for women), in a protective way, and having children (for men) appeared to be associated with alcohol consumption. Conclusions: This study provides new data on the recreational environment in Praia and can contribute to the development of local and national public health policies and interventions in line with several SDGs to reduce alcohol consumption, enhance healthy leisure/recreation practices, and promote better living conditions for its inhabitants.
