Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Correlates of Alcohol Use among Older Adults in Ghana

Yawson AE^1*, Welbeck J², Agyenim BJ³, Mensah G¹, Minicuci N^1,4, Naidoo N⁵, Chatterji S⁵, Kowal P^5,6 and Biritwum RB¹

¹Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana

²Office of the Dean, University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Korle-Bu, Accragh, Ghana

³Institute for Development Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

⁴National Council Research, Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, Italy

⁵World Health Organization, Multi-Country Studies unit, Geneva, Switzerland

⁶University of Newcastle Research Centre on Gender, Health and Ageing, Newcastle, Australia

^*Corresponding Author: Yawson AE, Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Room 46, P. O. Box 4236, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana, Tel: +233-302-681-648, +233-244-662-711, +233 Email: