A Follow-Up Survey of Alcohol Consumption and Knowledge in Medical Students

Granville-Chapman, Jeremy E.; Yu, Kenny; White, Peter D

doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.6.540

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“…Although greater knowledge was noted in the 4th year students compared with the 2nd year (57.4% vs 48.5%), final year students still had a score lower than 70%; this compares with the findings of Cape et al (17), who reported a significant increase in scores from 23.4% in the 2nd year to 71.8% in the final year of medical education. In our study, the greatest gaps in knowledge related to alcohol, classification, the upper limit for drinking, alcohol-drug interaction and the effects of heavy drinking, similar to findings by other researchers (17,28). Medical curricula were not examined in this study, nevertheless these findings raise concern about the adequacy of preparation of medical students in managing alcohol abuse.…”

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confidence: 83%

Medical students' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to substance use in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study

Assaf¹,

Noureddine²,

Kouyoumdjian³

et al. 2017

East Mediterr Health J

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Connaissances, attitudes et comportements des étudiants en médecine en matière de consommation de substances psychoactives au Liban : étude transversaleRÉSUMÉ La présente étude vise à explorer les connaissances, les attitudes et les comportements des étudiants en médecine libanais en matière de consommation de substances psychoactives, ainsi qu'à déterminer leur prévalence et les prédicteurs psychosociaux. Une étude transversale auprès de 231 étudiants en médecine (48,6 % de sexe masculin ; 53,1 % en études précliniques, 46,9 % en études cliniques) a été conduite de juin 2012 à juillet 2013. Le questionnaire abordait les connaissances et les attitudes en matière de consommation de substances, la religiosité, la dépression, l'anxiété et les caractéristiques démographiques. Le score des connaissances était de 52,7 % (ET = 14,4 %), et était significativement moins élevé en deuxième qu'en troisième et quatrième années (48,53 % contre 57,51 % et 57,4 %, p < 0,05 ABSTRACT The study aims were to explore the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of Lebanese medical students related to substance use and to determine prevalence and psychosocial predictors. A cross-sectional survey of 231 medical students (48.6% male; 53.1% preclinical, 46.9% clinical) was conducted during June 2012-July 2013. The questionnaire addressed knowledge and attitudes about substance use, religiosity, depression, anxiety and demographic characteristics. The knowledge score was 52.7% (standard deviation 14.4%), and was significantly lower in 2nd year students (48.53%) than in 3rd and 4th year students (57.5% and 57.4%) (P < 0.05). Students reported more training in drug abuse than alcohol abuse (38.2% vs. 34.4%). One-fourth reported smoking, 57.7% using alcohol and 46.8% using drugs. Significant predictors of lower substance use included intrinsic religiosity and interest in working in the field. The findings reveal inadequate knowledge and considerable substance use in Lebanese medical students. Therefore, training in substance use and counseling of students are necessary.

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confidence: 83%

Medical students' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to substance use in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study

Assaf¹,

Noureddine²,

Kouyoumdjian³

et al. 2017

East Mediterr Health J

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“…The AUDIT has also been administered in several studies using university students as respondents (e.g. Andersson et al 2007;Fleming, Barry and MacDonald 1991;Granville-Chapman, Yu and White 2001;Kypri et al 2002;McShane and Cunningham 2003;O'Hare and Sherrer 1999;Shields, Guttmannova and Caruso 2004). Consequently, the AUDIT was used as the preferred measure of drinking behaviour in this study.…”

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Socio-demographic insights into South African student drinking behaviour

Lategan

Preez

Pentz

2017

SAJHE

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Hazardous and harmful drinking is on the rise among adolescents and young adults and has been classified as a major health problem. University students are a subgroup of young adults that are characterised by more frequent and even more dangerous drinking behaviours than their nonstudent peers, and new intervention approaches are needed to foster behavioural change. The purpose of this study is to investigate the drinking behaviour and socio-demographic profile of a cohort of South African university students and propose future research avenues to address student drinking behaviour. Ex post facto survey data was collected by means of a questionnaire including the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and a demographic section. Data was gathered from university students (n=474) from a single campus within South Africa. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, independent sample t-tests and oneway ANOVAs. Results indicate significant differences in drinking behaviour for gender groups; age; level of disposable income; type of beverage consumed, binge drinking, level and frequency of consumption. The findings have implications for higher education management, public health authorities, and academia, and provide valuable insights into the socio-demographic profile and drinking behaviour of a cohort of university students. The findings serve as a foundation for future research into the development of a persuasive communications strategy (educational and prevention campaigns) that could foster much needed behavioural change.

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“…Con relación al tiempo de aparición de estos trastornos, los estudios muestran resultados variables, e incluso contradictorios, hay quienes afirman que la prevalencia de SDe y PRCA es mayor en los primeros años de estudios en comparación con lo observado al final de su carrera (4,5) ; mientras que otros señalan que la prevalencia de depresión en estudiantes al inicio de sus carreras es similar a la población general, para luego incrementar y mantenerse elevadas a través del tiempo (6,7) . En relación al alcohol, se ha señalado que el consumo es similar durante los años de estudios preclínicos y clínicos (8) .…”

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“…Los estudiantes universitarios se encuentran permanentemente sometidos a diversos estresores (académicos, económicos, familiares, laborales, entre otros); se conoce que la prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva (SDe) en estudiantes universitarios de Lima Metropolitana es de 13% (1) ; se ha informado además que en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud y estudiantes de Medicina estas prevalencias pueden incrementarse hasta 31,2 y 33,6%, respectivamente (2) . Por otro lado, los problemas relacionados al consumo de alcohol (PRCA), entendiendo este como el consumo de alcohol que implica consecuencias negativas a la persona o en su entorno social (3) , también han sido descritos en estudiantes de Medicina, encontrando prevalencias en estudiantes de primer y último año de 36 y 18% respectivamente (4) .…”

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