Caffeine Consumption & Perception of Its Effects Amongst University Students

Introduction: A variety of research studies have shown that caffeine usage is highly prevalent among university students and many of them have different perception of its effect on their mental and physical health. These perceptions can influence the intake of caffeine which may lead to its addiction, resulting in serious public health consequences. Aims & Objectives: The objective of the study is to determine the frequency of caffeine consumption and the perception of its effects among university students. Place and duration of study: This study was conducted within 6 months duration, from May 2018 to October 2019 among students of three private universities in Lahore, Pakistan. Material & Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A sample size of 670 university students was taken and the data were collected from three private universities of Lahore through convenience sampling technique. The perception of effects of caffeine was determined through a pre-validated questionnaire, Caffeine Expectancy Questionnaire (CaffEQ) from consumers and nonconsumers of caffeine. Results: A total of 670 university students participated in the study, out of which, 278 (41.5%) were males and 392 (58.5%) were females. 506 (75.5%) participants were consumer of caffeine, while 164 (24.5%) were non consumer. The occurrence of caffeine consumption was more in males (79.9%) than in females (72.4%). Participants reported that they consume caffeine because it makes them feel more alert (83.4%), they experience caffeine withdrawal without caffeine (83%) and caffeine makes them feel more energetic (80.6%). The perceptions due to which participants don't consume caffeine were that they expect caffeine makes their heartbeat irregular (81.7%), they don't like the way caffeine makes them feel (80.5%) and caffeine makes them irritable (76.8%). Conclusion: The study concludes that male students had more tendencies towards caffeine consumption than females. Perceptions for consuming caffeine were feeling of alertness, experiencing caffeine withdrawal symptoms, feeling of energy and ability to work over long periods of time after having caffeine. The perceptions for not consuming caffeine were irregular heartbeat, bad feelings, irritability, and sleep disturbances.

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Prevalence and factors associated to depression among Debrebirhan University students: a cross-sectional study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-776940/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

(MD

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Considerable Proportion ◽

P Value ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Prevalence Of Depression ◽

Debre Birhan

Abstract Background: Undiagnosed depression among university students has an adverse effect on the wellbeing and academic performance of students. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression and associated factors among Debre Birhan university students. Methodology: Institutional based cross-sectional study design is conducted in Debre Birhan University from April to June 2013 E.C. Three hundred sixty nine students participated in this study which was selected by simple random sampling technique. Data were collected by using a self-administered PHQ-9 standard depression questionnaire. First the data was entered into in Epidata 3.1 and then was exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Associated factors were identified using binary logistic regression and variables with a p-value < 0.05 were declared as statistically significant factors with the outcome variables. Result: All of the study subjects were between ages 18 and 33 with a mean age of 22.65 9 ± 2.78. The overall prevalence of depression is 17.1%. Among this according to PHQ-9 scores cut scores, 161(43.6 %) scored as normal (0–4), 145(39.3%) scored as mild (5–9), 53(14.4%) scored as moderate (10–14), 4(1.1%) scored as moderately severe (15–19) and 6(1.6%) students scored as sever (> 20). In multivariate analysis being female AOR = 9.28[3.47–24.81], academic year AOR = 0.236[0.059–0.936], smoking 26.3[9.33–74.1] and alcohol use AOR of 2.62[0.95–7.21] are significantly associated with depression. Conclusion and recommendation: This study found a considerable proportion of undergraduate students with depression. Higher institutions need to pay special attention to students especially those who are female, junior students, smokers and alcohol users.

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Assessment of the levels of caffeine consumption among Saudi Arabian university students

International Journal of ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES ◽

10.21833/ijaas.2021.03.005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 36-39

Author(s):

Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi ◽

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Seham Mansour Alyousef ◽

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

University Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Saudi Arabian ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Caffeine Intake ◽

Caffeine Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Undergraduate Nursing ◽

Typical Day

This study aimed to assess the caffeine consumption of Saudi Arabian undergraduate students and to determine if the average amount consumed is within healthful parameters. Caffeine consumption in Saudi Arabia is a major cultural and social feature. Consumption of excessive amounts of caffeine can be deleterious to the health of university students. This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 145 male undergraduate nursing students were surveyed using the Caffeine Consumption Questionnaire to assess their caffeine intake on a typical day. Among this group, 34.5% of students exceeded the 400mg daily safe levels for caffeine consumption. The average consumption of the total group, those consuming below 400mg and those exceeding 400mg were 325.1, 201.2, and 570.1 mg, respectively. Tea and coffee were the major contributors to total caffeine intake ranging from 0-8 (240ml) servings per day. Health promotion aimed at illuminating health risks of caffeine consumption exceeding safe limits may assist in modification of intake to more healthful levels.

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The health literacy of university students in North Cyprus

Health Promotion International ◽

10.1093/heapro/daaa029 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sultan Sariyar ◽

Hülya Firat Kiliç

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

University Students ◽

Private University ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

University Education ◽

Male Students ◽

Adult Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

North Cyprus ◽

Measurement Tools

Abstract Health literacy is individuals' motivation and ability to obtain, understand, evaluate and use health information. Health literacy is very important during university education when students have the ability to acquire and accumulate knowledge of the best way. The aim of this study was to determine the health literacy of university students. The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study was composed of 365 students who were first-time visitors at the health center of a private university in Northern Cyprus between May and July 2017. An introductory information form and the Adult Health Literacy Scale (AHLS) were used as data collection tools. The mean AHLS score of the students was found as 13.91 ± 2.90. Health literacy was found to be lower for male students and students with more years of study. The students with low daily alcohol use had higher AHLS scores. The results of the study suggest that curricula should be revised to raise the health literacy of university students to the highest level. It is important to organize conferences, seminars and scientific activities to improving the health literacy of male students and students with more years of study. Due to the limitations of studies of health literacy in North Cyprus, future studies should be conducted with larger samples and different measurement tools.

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Prevalence and associated factors of substance use among regular students in Debre Tabor University, Amhara region, Ethiopia in 2019

10.21203/rs.3.rs-57925/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

minale Bezie bezie ◽

Habtamu Gebrehana Belay

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Male Students ◽

Accounting Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Inappropriate Use ◽

Debre Tabor ◽

Regular Students

Abstract Background: Substance abuse is inappropriate use of drugs or psychoactive substances in which the user consumes the substance with amount or methods which are harmful to them or others. Prevalence and associated factors of substance use among regular students in Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia 2019G.C Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted using structured pretest and self-administered questionnaires. Systematic random sampling technique was used to collect data within sample size of 308. Result. The overall prevalence of substance use from the respondents was (62.6%). Specifically chat (11.8%), Cigarette (9%), Shisha (2.5%), Alcohol use (65.2%), and the remaining 11.8% use more than two substances This result shows that, (AOR=17.141, 95% CI=2.5-115.2770) using substance by peer friends was higher than who had no peer friends .Male students were 0.6 times more likely use substance than Females students [AOR =0.663 95%CI(0.415-1.061]. Conclusion: In this study area, prevalence of substance use among regular students was relatively high than other studies Friendly use of substances, academically fourth year students and department of accounting students were significantly associated. Key words: Substance use, prevalence, associated factors, Khat, Alcohol and Tobacco

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Estrés académico y emociones académicas en estudiantes universitarios / Academic stress and academic emotions in university students

Revista Internacional de Aprendizaje en la Educación Superior ◽

10.37467/gka-revedusup.v4.1367 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jaume Gelabert Carulla ◽

Adrià Muntaner-Mas

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Academic Stress ◽

Male Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Academic Emotions ◽

And Performance ◽

Educación Primaria ◽

Estudiantes Universitarios

ABSTRACTPerceiving stress and academic emotions can be found in the students’ everyday life, and may affect on their learning process and performance. This study contributes to the actual scientific evidence with an investigation concerning both factors. In this cross-sectional study of 173 university students the information was collected by means of questionnaires. Different variables were assessed in the present study: socio-demographic variables, academic stress and academic emotions. The results obtained in this study were: a) male students significantly experience less perceived stress than females in diverse factors; b) female students significantly experiment more positive academic emotions as their counterparts.RESUMENEl estrés académico percibido y las emociones académicas se encuentran presentes en la vida de los estudiantes, influyendo así sobre estos en el proceso de aprendizaje y el rendimiento entre otros factores. En el presente estudio se aporta a la actual evidencia científica una investigación referente al estrés y a las emociones académicas de una muestra de 173 estudiantes universitarios del Grado en Educación Primaria de la Universidad de las Islas Baleares, estudiando los dos géneros y analizando los valores de cada uno de ellos. En el dicho estudio de corte transversal se recopiló la información a través de unos cuestionarios que el alumnado contestó de forma individual, anónima y confidencial. Se recogió información acerca de las variables sociodemográficas, de estrés académico y de emociones académicas. Los datos de la investigación fueron analizados con el programa estadístico SPSS. Los resultados obtenidos en el presente estudio fueron: a) los estudiantes del género masculino muestran de forma significativa menores valores de estrés percibido que el género femenino en diversos factores. b) Los estudiantes universitarios experimentan significativamente mayores emociones académicas positivas, en contraposición de las universitarias que tienen valores más elevados en emociones negativas.Contacto principal: [email protected]

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Frequency and Severity of Imposter Syndrome among Medical Students of a Private Medical College

Journal of Shalamar Medical & Dental College - JSHMDC ◽

10.53685/jshmdc.v1i2.56 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 3-8

Author(s):

Ambreen Khalid ◽

Adeela Shahid ◽

Khalid Rahim Khan

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Female Students ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Medical Undergraduate ◽

Degree Of Severity

Background: Students suffering from imposter syndrome/phenomenon (IP) consider themselves less competent and less skill full as compared to the abilities they actually possess. Although previous research has identified different causes of stress and burnout less research has been conducted to determine the frequency of imposter syndrome among medical undergraduate students. Objectives: (1) To determine the frequency and the degree of severity of Imposter syndrome among medical students. (2) To find out the association of Gender with imposter syndrome. (3) To evaluate the difference in the severity of imposter syndrome between 1st and 2nd-year MBBS students. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted on 140 1st and 2nd-year MBBS students of Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore. A convenient sampling technique was used. The study instrument used was a validated questionnaire (Clance IP Scale) containing 20 items with 5 points Likert scale. By adding up the score, the degree of severity is determined. Frequencies & percentages were determined, chi-square applied, p-value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: One hundred and 40 students filled the IP Scale questionnaire. The frequency of imposter syndrome was 53.3% among medical students. The majority (85%) of the medical students had frequent to intense imposter characteristics. A higher number of female students was affected by imposter phenomenon as compared to males. Greater number of 1st-year students were suffering from imposter syndrome as compared to 2nd-year students. Conclusions: Frequency of imposter syndrome was high among medical students. Its severity ranges from moderate to frequent IP categories in majority of students. Female students were affected more as compared to their male counterparts.

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Cigarette Smoking Habits among University Students: Prevalence and Associated Factors

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) ◽

10.11591/.v6i2.6640 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 112

Author(s):

Junaid Jamshed ◽

Muhammad Mushtaq Khan ◽

Zahid Latif

Keyword(s):

Cigarette Smoking ◽

University Students ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Smoking Behavior ◽

Peer Pressure ◽

Tobacco Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Control Measures ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validated Questionnaire

Smoking is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the world and is estimated to kill 5 million people each year worldwide. If current patterns of tobacco consumption continue, smoking will kill more than 8 million people each year globally by the year 2030, with 80% of these deaths in the developing countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of cigarette smoking among male university students in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 542 male students at University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir in Muzaffarabad from July to December 2015. The socio-demographic characteristics and cigarette smoking behavior of the students were measured by using a standardized pre-tested self-administrated validated questionnaire in English. The overall prevalence of cigarette smoking among students was found to be 49.4%. The mean age of starting cigarette smoking was 19.2 2.73 years. Age, marital status and education were found significantly associted with cigarette smoking behavior (<em>p</em>-value<0.05). The most common reason for cigarette smoking was stress alleviation (35.0%) followed by peer pressure (24.5%). As cigarette smoking is considerably higher among students. There is a need to develop effective tobacco control measures among university students in Muzaffarabad.

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Cigarette Smoking Habits among University Students: Prevalence and Associated Factors

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) ◽

10.11591/ijphs.v6i2.6640 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 109

Author(s):

Junaid Jamshed ◽

Muhammad Mushtaq Khan ◽

Zahid Latif

Keyword(s):

Cigarette Smoking ◽

University Students ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Smoking Behavior ◽

Peer Pressure ◽

Tobacco Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Control Measures ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validated Questionnaire

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Awareness and Preparedness for the Ongoing Community Spread of Coronavirus Infections Among Healthcare Workers in a Nigerian Private Tertiary Facility

Annals of Health Research ◽

10.30442/ahr.0703-05-136 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 253-267

Author(s):

AE Ladele ◽

JO Ogunkoya ◽

CJ Elikwu ◽

TA Oyedele ◽

KE Tuta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Workers ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Clinical Staff ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Infection Prevention And Control ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hospital Facility ◽

Validated Questionnaire

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of contracting and spreading the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease putting themselves, the patients and the community at large at risk. Therefore, there is a need for adequate preparedness in the face of this pandemic. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of HCW (clinical and non-clinical) on COVID-19, determine the level of HCWs preparedness against COVID-19 and evaluate the level of preparedness of the hospital facility against COVID-19. Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used in this cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire adapted from a validated questionnaire was used to collect appropriate data on socio-demographics, knowledge about COVID 19 and preparedness. Results: A total of 170 HCWs with a mean age of 34.7±6.9 years participated in this study. More than half (56.5%; 96/170) were females. The average knowledge score among clinical staff was 9.04±13.77, with 80 clinical staff having good knowledge of COVID-19. The majority of non-clinical staff had a fair knowledge of COVID-19 with an average knowledge score of 5.11±47.07. About 63.4% were not confident enough in caring for a suspected coronavirus case even though more than half (57.6%) have had formal training in Infection Prevention and Control and above 77% (131/170) confirmed the availability of PPE in their facility. However, about three-quarters (74.7%; 127/170) believed the hospital is well prepared to manage COVID-19 cases. Conclusion: This study revealed that this cohort of HCWs have good knowledge of COVID-19 and are convinced that they and their facility are well prepared for outbreaks of COVID-19.

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The Emergence of Dissociative Experiences as a Function of Perceived Stress Among University Students During the COVID-19 Lockdown

10.21203/rs.3.rs-145432/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Szabolcs Garbóczy ◽

Anita Szemán-Nagy ◽

Mohamed S. Ahmad ◽

Szilvia Harsányi ◽

Dorottya Ocsenás ◽

...

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Safety Net ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Control Measures ◽

Male Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dissociative Experiences ◽

High Level ◽

The University

Abstract Background: The findings of previous literature showed that epidemics and the associated control measures can increase the level of stress experienced by people. The phenomenon of dissociation has been investigated by many studies, and some have found that stress and trauma may play a central role in its development. In our research study, we examined the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the mental health of students at the University of Debrecen in Hungary. We investigated whether or not the changes caused by the pandemic induced stress among students and whether or not it was accompanied by an increase in the number of dissociative experiences. Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Debrecen in Hungary in the period April 30 - May 15, 2020, to assess levels of perceived stress as well as dissociative experiences among students at the time of the official nationwide lockdown. Our survey has adopted the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). A total of 1320 students have enrolled in our study. Results: Our results showed a high level of perceived stress among the students during the pandemic and lockdown. This elevation was found to have a significant correlation with the emergence of dissociative experiences among both the Hungarian and the international students. Also, these changes were significant among males and females and in all subscales. Female students’ levels of dissociative experiences were higher than of male students on all subscales and in both groups (Hungarian and international). Conclusion: According to our findings, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the quarantine situation increased the perceived stress level which has played a significant role in the development of dissociative experiences among the students. The increased frequency of dissociative experiences entails a higher risk to the appearance of dissociative disorders; thus, it is crucial to create a safety net for university students who are susceptible to high levels of stress.

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