Sociodemographic factors associated with recent alcohol use among college students

Objetivo: Identificar os fatores sociodemográficos relacionados com o nível de atividade física (AF) em estudantes universitários da área da saúde. Método: Estudo, descritivo e quantitativo, com estudantes de uma instituição de ensino superior privada, ocorrida no segundo semestre de 2016, referentes à identificação sociodemográfica e nível de AF praticada. Resultados: Participaram da pesquisa 87 estudantes, a maioria com idade inferior a 30 anos, sexo feminino, cor branca, solteiros/divorciados, com renda de até cinco salários mínimos. A autopercepção da saúde foi maior no curso de fonoaudiologia, e a restrição para AF foi maior entre estudantes de medicina. A média de dias/semana foi maior para a caminhada, seguida da atividade moderada e vigorosa em todos os cursos, exceção para o curso de medicina. Conclusão: Os fatores sociodemográficos relacionados ao nível de atividade física praticada pelos estudantes foram o curso e o número de pessoas que vivem da renda familiar. Palavras chave: Exercício físico, Estudantes de ciências da saúde, Promoção da saúdeABSTRACTObjective: Identify the sociodemographic factors related with the level of exercises on health degree college students. Method: Study, descriptive and quantitative, with private university college students, during the second semester of 2016, referring to sociodemographic identification and level of exercise practiced. Results: 87 students participated in the research, mostly under 30 years old, female, white, single/ divorced, income up to five minimum wage (BR). Healthiness self-perception was higher in Speech pathology students, and restriction for exercise was higher on Medicine students. The average of days/week was higher for walking, followed by moderate activity and vigorous exercise on all courses, except by medicine. Conclusion: The sociodemographic factors related to exercise levels practiced by students was degree and number of people who live from the family income.Keywords: Exercise; Students, health occupations; Health promotion

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Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with stalking victimization among college students

Journal of American College Health ◽

10.1080/07448481.2019.1583664 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 68 (6) ◽

pp. 624-630 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Lisa Fedina ◽

Bethany L. Backes ◽

Caitlin Sulley ◽

Leila Wood ◽

Noël Busch-Armendariz

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Stalking Victimization

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Factors associated with different forms of alcohol use behaviors among college students in Bhutan: a cross-sectional study

Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy ◽

10.1186/s13011-020-00315-0 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tandin Dorji ◽

Peeradone Srichan ◽

Tawatchai Apidechkul ◽

Rachanee Sunsern ◽

Wipob Suttana

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Binge Drinking ◽

Low Income ◽

High Income ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Binge Drinkers

Abstract Background Alcohol use has impacts on several dimensions of health, including physical health and mental health, particularly in college-age populations. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence and to determine factors associated with alcohol use behaviors among college students in Bhutan. Methods A cross-sectional design was applied to collect data from the participants. A simple random method was used to select the participants from the lists of students who were attending the four selected colleges in Bhutan in the academic year of 2019. A questionnaire was developed, and validity and reliability were verified before use. Descriptive statistics were applied to describe the general characteristics of participants, while logistic regression was used to detect the associations between variables at the significance level of α = 0.05. Results A total of 432 college students were recruited into the study, of whom 62.0% were females. The average age was 20.0 years, 40.7% were the third-year students, and 79.9% lived in college dormitories. The prevalence of current drinking was 51.6% and that of binge drinking was 19.4%. After controlling for all potential confounder factors, three variables were found to be associated with current drinking: students who had low income were more likely to be current drinkers than those who had high income (AOR = 2.59, 95% CI = 1.29–5.21); students who did not use tobacco were more likely to be current drinkers than those students who used tobacco (AOR = 6.99, 95% CI = 2.90–16.81); and students who had close friends who did not use alcohol were more likely to be current drinkers than those who had close friends who used alcohol (AOR = 5.14, 95% CI = 3.04–8.69). Four factors were found to be associated with binge drinking after controlling for all possible confounder factors: students who had high income were more likely to be binge drinkers than those who had low income (AOR = 3.03, 95% CI = 1.72–5.31); students who used tobacco were more likely to be binge drinkers than those students who did not use tobacco (AOR = 2.28, 95% CI = 1.35–3.87); students whose parents used alcohol were more likely to be binge drinkers than those students whose parents did not use alcohol (AOR = 1.75, 95% CI = 1.02–3.01); and students whose close friends used alcohol were more likely to be binge drinkers than those who had close friends who did not use alcohol (AOR = 2.26, 95% CI = 1.05–4.87). Conclusions There is a high prevalence in alcohol use among the college students in Bhutan. Effective health promotion programs should be implemented by focusing on reducing the alcohol consumption among college students.

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The Epidemiology of Recent Alcohol Use Among a National Sample of Middle Eastern College Students

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.1177/0047237920929328 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 49 (1-2) ◽

pp. 30-42

Author(s):

R. Andrew Yockey ◽

Keith A. King ◽

Rebecca A. Vidourek

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

College Students ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

National Sample ◽

Health Concern ◽

Health Crisis ◽

National Public Health ◽

Recent Alcohol Use ◽

Middle Eastern Students

Alcohol use among college students is a national health concern. The epidemiology of alcohol use among Middle Eastern college students remains to be investigated. This study sought to understand the epidemiology of recent alcohol use among Middle Eastern college students. We use data from the 2017 to 2018 Healthy Minds Study to identify predictors of recent alcohol use among 1,763 Middle Eastern students nationwide. Weighted univariate analyses were conducted to determine significant predictors of recent alcohol use. Nearly half (45.5%) of Middle Eastern college students reported using alcohol in the past 2 weeks (recent alcohol use). Those at highest risk for recent alcohol use were in their 4th year of schooling ( p < .001), living in a fraternity or sorority house ( p < .001), and reported that religion was not a big part of their life ( p < .001). Students who lived with their parents were less likely to drink alcohol ( p < . 001). Recent alcohol use among Middle Eastern college students is a national public health concern. Interventions are warranted to decrease this growing public health anomaly and to more effectively deal with this current public health crisis.

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