ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2017
Problematic Alcohol Use among University Students.
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- Determinants of academic achievement among higher education student found in low resource setting, A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Peer-led BASICS intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences among university students: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- An Alternative Approach for Detecting Problematic Alcohol Use: Developing the Student Alcohol Risk Assessment Scale-15 Using AI-Assisted Machine Learning.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2026Article
- Which personality traits are necessary conditions for problematic alcohol use? Insights from a 23-year longitudinal study.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Harmful Alcohol Use in Urban Indian Undergraduates: Demographic Patterns and Correlates.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Psychological Well-Being, Substance Use, and Internet Consumption Among Students and Teaching Staff of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Well-Being and Dissatisfaction.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of hazardous alcohol consumption and evaluation of associated factors in university students.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated With Alcohol Use Disorder Among People Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Rupandehi District, Nepal.Global health, epidemiology and genomics · 2025Article
- Prevalence of alcohol consumption and the associated factors among students at a Brazilian public university: a cross-sectional study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2025Article
- Alcohol consumption among university students in ASEAN countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Alcohol consumption among Iranian population based on the findings of STEPS survey 2021.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Alcohol consumption and associated factors among undergraduate regular students in Wolaita Sodo University, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Behaviors of Higher Education Students in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Alcohol Use and Gambling Associated with Impulsivity among a Swedish University Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Alcohol use disorder and its associated factors among residents in Southern Ethiopia during the era of COVID-19.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Addictive profiles of Lebanese university students in terms of smoking, alcohol, and illegal drug use.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Alcohol Consumption and Behavioral Consequences in Romanian Medical University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol is attributable to many diseases and injury-related health conditions, and it is the fifth leading risk factor of premature death globally. Hence, the objective of this study was to assess the proportion and associated factors of problematic alcohol use among University students. MATERIAL AND
methodsCross-sectional study was conducted among 725 randomly selected University students from November to December 2015. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaire, and problematic alcohol use was assessed by Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. Chi-square test was used to show association of problematic use and each variable and major predicators was identified using logistic regression with 95% confidence interval (CI); and variables with
resultsAbout 83 (11.4%) of the samples were problematic alcohol users of which 6.8% had medium level problems and 4.6% had high level problems. Significantly associated variables with problematic alcohol use among students were presence of social phobia (AOR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.0, 2.8), lifetime use of any substance (AOR = 6.9, 95% CI: 3.8, 12.7), higher score in students cumulative grade point average (AOR = 0.6, 95% CI: 0.4, 0.9), and having intimate friend who use alcohol (AOR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.3, 3.8).
conclusionProblematic alcohol use among university students was common and associated with social phobia, poor academic achievement, lifetime use of any substance, and peer pressure. Strong legislative control of alcohol in universities is important to reduce the burden of alcohol.
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