EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND CONFLICTS : AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF CHRISTIAN GROUPS IN OUAGADOUGOU (BURKINA FASO)

Description

The present research aims at exploring the relationship between alcohol consumption among Christians and household, streets and religious conflicts in Burkina Faso. The research used a mixed method approach. Thus, the qualitative data was collected from 23 respondents, through semi-structured interviews. Then, the quantitative data was collected from 241 respondents using questionnaire. Both the qualitative and quantitative data are analyzed using Sphinx IQ. First, the results show a strong relationship between alcohol consumption and household conflicts. Second, the results show a strong relationship between alcohol consumption and street conflicts. Third, the results show a strong relationship between alcohol consumption and religious conflicts. Besides, it is evident from the results that conflicts also affect alcohol consumption. Further, the results reveal a strong correlation between alcohol consumption and social class. In addition, the results show a strong relationship between conflicts and social class of the relationship between alcohol consumption and conflicts Thus, alcohol consumption is strongly related to conflicts with the social variable as a moderator of the relationship.