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Table 3 Pattern of alcohol use among current users of paraga

From: Taking alcohol by deception II: Paraga (alcoholic herbal mixture) use among commercial motor drivers in a south-western Nigerian city

Variable

Number of respondents (%)

Extent of use (n = 160)

 

Light Use (1–5 days)

40 (25.0)

Moderate use (6–19 days)

82 (51.4)

Heavy use (>20 days)

38 (23.6)

Time of use (n-160)

 

In the morning before work

16 (10.0)

During work

28 (17.5)

After work

72 (45.0)

At any time of the day

44 (27.5)

  1. To avoid recollection bias, this questions were directed only to the 160 drivers who were current users of paraga.