A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the factors associated with alcohol consumption in Ghanaian
women of childbearing age. The sample consisted of 394 women of reproductive age, of which 234 were pregnant. Systematic
random sampling was used to select respondents from the clinics of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology outpatient at
the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS
for Windows version 17.0. In the three months preceding the survey, 37.6% imbibed alcoholic drinks, while 24.4% had ever
imbibed an alcoholic herbal brew. Non-Islamic religion, not being in marital union, consuming an alcoholic herbal brew and
considering alcohol was beneficial to health were strong predictors of alcohol consumption. We conclude that the prevalence of
alcohol consumption is high among this cohort of Ghanaian women. Women should be screened for alcohol consumption and
informed about the dangers of heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy