Caffeinated beverage consumption among adolescents in Sagamu, Nigeria: implications for health promotion.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Sholeye, Oluwafolahan Akinyemi, Olamide Oyewole, Bankole
Copyright Year	2022
Abstract	Introductionthe mental and physical stimulating effects of caffeine have led to an increase in consumption of caffeinated beverages. Adolescents are at an increased risk of excessive caffeine consumption and its associated adverse health consequences. This study therefore assessed the pattern of caffeinated drink consumption among in-school adolescents in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.Methodsa descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out among 350 adolescents in Sagamu Township, selected via multistage sampling. Data were collected using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS version 20.0. Relevant descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated with level of significance (p) set at <0.05.Resultsrespondents' mean age was 14.49 ± 1.37 years; 60.2% of respondents were male. Over 90% of respondents consumed caffeinated beverages; 19.2% consumed greater than 3 cans in a day; 67.8% always felt a strong urge to consume caffeinated drinks. Reasons for consumption include: to aid personal study (64.4%), thirst (47.1%), performance enhancement (34.1%), alertness (30.6%) and hunger (17.7%). Reported side effects include: nervousness (40.4%); mood swings (16.5%); palpitations (30.1%); insomnia (51.6%).Conclusionconsumption of caffeinated beverages was high among adolescents in Sagamu. Adequate caffeine control measures, with behavior change communication, will help to address this public health challenge among adolescents.
Journal	The Pan African Medical Journal
Volume Number	41
PubMed Central reference number	PMC9146586
PubMed reference number	35685104
e-ISSN	19378688
DOI	10.11604/pamj.2022.41.202.31696
Language	English
Publisher	The African Field Epidemiology Network
Publisher Date	2022-03-14
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	The Pan African Medical Journal (ISSN: 1937-8688). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright: Oluwafolahan Sholeye et al.
Subject Keyword	Caffeine energy drink adolescents school
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine