Correlates of High-Risk and Low-Risk Alcohol Use among College Students in Kerala, India

Jaisoorya, T S; Gowda, Guru S; Nair, B Sivasankaran; Menon, Purnima; Rani, Anjana; Radhakrishnan, K S; Revamma, M; Jeevan, C R; Kishore, Aravind; Thennarasu, Kandavel; Benegal, Vivek

doi:10.1080/02791072.2017.1370748

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“…17 Though it has been consistently reported that alcohol use impairs academic performance irrespective of gender, 1,2 in our sample, only the male students using alcohol had impaired academic performance. A significantly higher proportion of males in our study, as reported in the prior paper, reported hazardous use (males-27.8%; females-5.4%), 5 suggesting that only hazardous use may correlate with academic decline.…”

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Gender-Specific Correlates of Alcohol Use Among College Students in Kerala, India

Raveendranathan

Jaisoorya

Nair

et al. 2020

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Background: Studies of alcohol use among college students in India have reported a male preponderance, but a recent large study suggested that alcohol use is increasing in young females. This increase in use among the young females is of concern as they experience poorer outcomes and a higher risk for addiction. Hence, we aimed to examine the gender-specific correlates of alcohol use among college students in the district of Ernakulum, Kerala. Methods: From 58 colleges, 5,784 students completed a self-administered questionnaire that assessed use of alcohol, use of tobacco and illicit drugs, psychological distress, suicidality, symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and history of sexual abuse. Results: Of the questionnaires, 342 had incomplete responses and had to be discarded, and the rest (n = 5,442, 94.1%) were analyzed. lifetime alcohol use was reported by 39% males and 12.6% females. In the multivariable logistic regression analysis using a full model, male students using alcohol compared to male non-users were older, non-Muslim, had poor academic performance, and used other substances. Female users, compared to female non-users, were non-Muslim, had urban residence, used tobacco, and had higher psychological distress, higher suicidal thoughts, and higher lifetime exposure to sexual abuse. Conclusion: Gender-specific differences extend across sociodemographic and psychological domains. Incorporation of these may improve the effectiveness of public health strategies addressing alcohol use.

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Gender-Specific Correlates of Alcohol Use Among College Students in Kerala, India

Raveendranathan

Jaisoorya

Nair

et al. 2020

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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“…Two unique factors may have contributed to this higher rate. First, there was approximately 3-4 fold higher personal use of alcohol in males when compared to females [20]. The link between respondent-alcohol use and increased 'risk of harm from others drinking' have been consistently reported [3,4,10].…”

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Harm from other people′s drinking among college students in India

Rani

Jaisoorya

Menon

et al. 2019

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims There is a paucity of studies on the harms experienced by college students from India due to others′ drinking, despite their increased risk. We studied the prevalence and correlates of harm from others′ drinking among college students in the state of Kerala, India. Design and Methods A total of 5784 students from 58 colleges completed a self‐administered questionnaire, which included the World Health Organization—Thai Health Harm to Others from Drinking Master Protocol and other structured instruments to assess correlates. The frequencies of various harms were determined and a mixed effect multivariable negative binomial regression model was used to identify the factors responsible for harms. Results Of the 4487 valid responses, 68.3% were females. The mean age of the sample was 19.5 years. Harm from others′ drinking was reported by 68.7% of respondents. Among various harm domains, psychological harm was reported by 65.7%, physical by 15.2%, financial by 20.9%, and property harm by 5.0%. Strangers were the most common perpetrators. Being male and having a part‐time job increased harms. Increasing age, urban residence, and staying in a hostel were correlated with psychological—but not physical—harm. Subjects who reported harm had higher odds of reporting alcohol use and psychological distress. ‘Any harm’ or psychological harm was associated with suicidal thoughts; only physical harm was correlated with suicidal attempts. Discussion and Conclusions The high prevalence of harms from others′ drinking and its negative correlates underscore the need for colleges to focus on second‐hand effects in programs for tackling alcohol use.

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“…Table 1 lists various studies indicating an interdependence between the risk of alcohol use and ADHD patients [4,8,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Several studies have reported that ADHD and alcohol abuse have a direct positive correlation [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]. Nevertheless, there have been many contradictory reports showing that the risk of alcohol abuse does not depend on ADHD [4,[42][43][44].…”

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“…Many studies have shown that a connection between childhood ADHD and alcohol abuse is common (see Table 1). Jaisooya et al, 2017, conducted a study on 5784 students and concluded that those students who reported high risk for alcohol use showed ADHD symptoms [40]. People who self-reported with ADHD showed a higher likelihood of alcohol abuse [41].…”

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Risk of Alcohol Abuse in Humans with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms

Kuppa

Maysun

2019

Cureus

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The relationship between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the risk of alcohol abuse is widely studied. Even though this topic has been of interest for several years, it is heavily debated. We studied various papers and conducted a systematic review using PubMed as the main source of data collection. We found that several studies put forward the concept of a positive association between alcohol abuse and ADHD symptoms, but a minority of them also showed opposing and contradictory results. We discovered that this inconsistency observed in studies could be a result of a biased approach in studies and a subjective attempt in interpretations. These biases could be studied in terms of sample size involved in the analysis, age at which studies are conducted among other statistical parameters. We believe that the deviations in the outcomes prove that the studies may be incomplete and that a standardized method of interpretation is required. Therefore, this paper recommends the need for further research to explore the connection between alcohol abuse in patients showing ADHD symptoms.

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Correlates of High-Risk and Low-Risk Alcohol Use among College Students in Kerala, India

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Gender-Specific Correlates of Alcohol Use Among College Students in Kerala, India

Gender-Specific Correlates of Alcohol Use Among College Students in Kerala, India

Harm from other people′s drinking among college students in India

Risk of Alcohol Abuse in Humans with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms

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