ArticleCommunity mental health journal2016
Heavy Drinking and Social and Health Factors in University Students from 24 Low, Middle Income and Emerging Economy Countries.
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- Health Behaviors among Male and Female University Students in Cambodia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of environmental and public health · 2020Article
- Nursing Student Satisfaction With Daily Life: A Holistic Approach.The Journal of nursing education · 2018Article
- The Risk Factors of the Alcohol Use Disorders-Through Review of Its Comorbidities.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Review
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate heavy drinking and social and health correlates in university students in low, middle income and emerging economy countries. Using anonymous questionnaires, data were collected in a cross-sectional survey of 17,590 undergraduate university students (mean age 20.8, SD 2.9) from 25 universities in 24 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas. Overall, 71.6 % were non-drinkers, 17.1 % moderate and 11.3 % heavy alcohol drinkers (14.2 % in men and 9.2 % in women) in the past 2 weeks. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, older age, poorer family background, living in a higher income country, weak beliefs in the importance of limiting alcohol use, higher country per capita alcohol consumption, other substance use (tobacco and illicit drug use), and poor life satisfaction was associated with heavy drinking. Addressing health beliefs and co-occurring addictive behaviors may be crucial in the prevention of heavy drinking in this population.
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