Table 7 The problem of alcohol and substance abuse/kutumia pombe na madawa ya ulevi mubaya (Uganda)
Description of the problem | Number of respondents |
Abrupt fights at home (mapigano nyumbani) | 5 |
Drunkards staggering (kuanguka) on the road in broad day light | 3 |
Drinking alcohol and smoking (kuvuta) | 3 |
Beating up children | 2 |
Picking fights with people for no reason (kupigana na watu bila kuwa na shida nao) | 2 |
Getting lost on the road | 2 |
Falling on the road | 2 |
Being dirty everyday | 1 |
Stealing people’s property | 1 |
Chewing marijuana and selling it (watu wanakula mairungi na kuchuruza) | 1 |
Raping women (ubakagi wa wanawake) | 1 |
Spending many hours in bars drinking alcohol | 1 |
Youth have created groups for smoking marijuana | 1 |
Increased number of bars which sell alcohol | 1 |
Being nude in front of children | 1 |
Hurling insults at people | 1 |
Stealing food from gardens | 1 |
Urinating in own trousers | 1 |
Reeking of alcohol and marijuana | 1 |
Perceived causes of the problem | Number of respondents |
Having no peace at home (kutokuwa na amani ndani ya nymba) | 4 |
Being in bad company | 4 |
Wanting to forget many bad thoughts (kutaka kusahau mafikiri mabaya) | 4 |
Being jobless | 3 |
When s/he remembers things he went through when in DRC (kama anakumbukavinavyo alipitia ndani ya DRC) | 3 |
Loosing hope because they have no parents nor job opportunities (kukata tamaa juu hawana wazazi walakazi) | 2 |
Seeking pleasure (kutafuta raha) | 1 |
To replicate what youth watch in movies | 1 |
Received little money which is no good for them and they are not happy because of the hardship in the settlement | 1 |
Having no say in community matters and no friends (kutokuwa na neno kwa komunote wala kukua bila rafiki) | 1 |
Lack of self-worth/respect.(ukosefu wa maana wa kibinafsi) | 1 |
It is a learned habit (born of parents who use alcohol) (ni tabia nazaliwa na bazazi banakunywa pombe) | 1 |
Alcohol is very cheap | 1 |
Too many bars open during daytime | 1 |
Effects on those with the problem and those close to them | Number of respondents |
When intoxicated they get into fights and are jailed | 5 |
Poverty within families | 4 |
Excess use may cause death | 4 |
Separation/divorce | 3 |
Diseases in the home | 3 |
Rape women | 2 |
Mental disorders (magonjwa ya kichwani) | 2 |
Marital rape (ungono kwa kingufu) | 2 |
Quarrels with neighbors (kusema mubaya na wajirani) | 1 |
Motor accidents | 1 |
Being sacked from jobs | 1 |
Falling out with friends | 1 |
People who drink too much lose respect (ukosefu wa heshima) of family members and other people | 1 |
After receiving family food ration, the husband wants to sell the food to buy alcohol. This infuriates the wife who then stabs him with a knife. | 1 |
Domestic violence (ukatiri wa nyumbani) | 1 |
What do people currently do to address the problem | Number of respondents |
Arresting abusers of alcohol and other substances | 7 |
Community health talks about alcohol and substance abuse. | 5 |
Religious leaders preaching against alcohol and substance abuse | 2 |
Laws are in place to prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol by minors | 2 |
Advising alcohol abusers to reduce alcohol intake | 2 |
Engage people in sports so as to spend less time in bars | 1 |
Relocating bars | 1 |
Prohibiting children from working in bars and consuming alcohol | 1 |
What should be done about the problem if resources were available | Number of respondents |
Restricting bars to open during daytime | 5 |
To employ the alcohol abusers | 4 |
To teach them how to drink responsibly | 4 |
To enroll alcohol and substance abusers in self-help groups (kufanya vikumbi vya watu wanaokunywa pombe) | 3 |
To retain children in school | 1 |
Banning alcohol sale in towns | 1 |
Gazette bars in residential places | 1 |
Police to patrol bars during daytime | 1 |
Organizing sport activities for children and youth | 1 |
Conduct abrupt searches in bars to arrest people who employ minors | 1 |
Proper disposable of alcohol sachets so that children don’t lick them | 1 |