Prevalence of Alcohol use Disorder among Healthcare Professionals in FMC Yenagoa

Introduction: Alcohol is a distinctive and profoundly habit-forming substance with numerous motives or reasons associated with its usage. Concerns about the growing prevalence of alcohol use disorder among medical professionals worldwide have heightened in recent years. Considering the enormous negative impact of AUD on the health of healthcare professionals and the critical role they play providing healthcare services to the public generally, it is therefore imperative to access the prevalence of alcohol use disorder among healthcare professionals in FMC Yenagoa. Methodology: This study involved 394 healthcare professionals and it was carried out using a descriptive cross-sectional survey among healthcare professionals in FMC Yenagoa to gather information about the prevalence of alcohol use disorder and the factors influencing alcohol use. The data obtained was analyzed using The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (IBM SPSS) version 25. Results: The findings showed that 152(40.0%) of the participants were males and 229(60.0%) were females. 240(63%) participants were between the ages of thirty and above and 229(60%) were married. 172(50%) of the respondents reported having an alcoholic beverage 2-4 times each month and 69(20%) reported having one or more times per week. The findings also showed 60% of the respondents did not face the risk of alcohol dependency, but 40% of them did. 30% of the respondents were at danger of alcohol misuse/abuse, whereas the majority of respondents (70%) were not. The study also revealed a 20% prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder. Conclusion: This study assessed the prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) among healthcare professionals in Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa. The study further reported that AUD was significantly associated with age of <30, male sex, being married, spending 4 or less hours at work, 0-10 years of experience in healthcare. This shows that there is need for an intervention.