Alcohol use among Nigerian university students: prevalence, correlates and frequency of use

Ajayi, Anthony Idowu; Owolabi, Eyitayo Omolara; Olajire, Oluyinka Olutola

doi:10.1186/s12889-019-7104-7

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“…This study has also shown that male adolescents were more addicted to alcoholic beverage than their female counterparts, which corroborates with studies in Ibadan [20], Ilorin and Nasarawa [22]. This finding is not surprising, because alcoholic beverage consumption by females is culturally unacceptable in Ibadan, in the South West and Ilorin/Nasarawa, in the north--central part of the country and, most importantly, in the environment of the current study [6,8,9].…”

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Assessment of alcoholic beverage addiction in Nigerian secondary school adolescents: a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire adapted from a validated WHO substance use questionnaire

Okike¹,

Muoneke²,

Manyike³

et al. 2020

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Background. Alcoholic beverage addiction among adolescents appears to be a global problem. However, its prevalence among secondary school adolescents in southeast Nigeria is poorly documented. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of alcoholic beverage addiction among secondary school adolescents in a southeastern Nigerian city. Material and methods. 500 adolescents aged 12-19 years were recruited from 5 out of 9 secondary schools in a southeastern Nigerian city by random sampling. The validated World Health Organization (WHO) drug-use questionnaire was adapted for the study and administered to these students. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics on SPSS Version 16.0. The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results. The prevalence of alcoholic beverage addiction was 48.2% (236/490) with a male: female ratio of 2.4:1. The addiction rate was highest amongst students aged 18-19 years (55.4%, 93/168, p = 0.001) and students from the middle socioeconomic class (28/45, 62.2%, p = 0.001). Approximately 49% of the addicted students were initiated into consumption of alcoholic beverages by their peers, while 56.8% used it in order to achieve euphoria. Conclusions. The prevalence of alcoholic beverage addiction among secondary school adolescents in this study is seen as high. Factors such as male gender, peer-group pressures, middle socioeconomic class and being older were significant contributors to this high rate of alcohol addiction. Parental divorce and parental deaths were equally contributory to this high rate.

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“…The relationship between religious adherence and alcohol addiction has been considered by researchers [11,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Most of these studies showed that alcohol use was inversely related to frequency of participation in religious activities.…”

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Assessment of alcoholic beverage addiction in Nigerian secondary school adolescents: a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire adapted from a validated WHO substance use questionnaire

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Muoneke²,

Manyike³

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“…Similarly, harmful alcohol consumption among all undergraduates was less than 5%. This proportion is quite low as compared to a level of almost 10% and over 30% among University students in Ethiopia and Nigeria respectively [26,27]. In these studies, the man reported key drivers, that could also be valid in our study, include peer pressure and some socio-economic factors.…”

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confidence: 45%

Modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases among medical and non-medical University students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A cross sectional study

Abdulbasat¹,

Kazaura²

2020

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Background: Currently, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are among the global health problems accounting for more than 70% of deaths. Yet, healthcare, workers, university and college students who are key educators to the public are at high risk of NCDs. The objective of this study was to assess modifiable risk factors for NCDs among medical and non-medical university students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Methods: A cross-sectional study included respondents from six universities; split equally between medical and non-medical programmes. From universities with medical programmes, we randomly selected students in clinical track. We administered a modified WHO STEP-1 questionnaire to collect data on modifiable risk factors of NCDs.Results: A total of 574 students participated in the study. Of these, 315 (54.9%) undergraduates were in medical programmes. Few, 7 (3.1%), of the non-medical undergraduates and 14 (4.7%) of the non-medical undergraduates had none of the NCDs risk factors. The proportion of harmful alcohol consumption among medical and non-medical university students was 15 (4.8%) and 6 (2.3%) respectively. Students reporting sedentary lifestyle was significantly (p < 0.01) higher among non-medical undergraduates, 97 (37.5%), as compared to 82 (31.2%) students in non-medical universities. Undergraduates in non-medical programmes have 10% significantly increased prevalence ratio of high modifiable risk as compared to medical university students, (aPR=1.1, 95%CI: 1.0–1.2) independent of age and sex.Conclusion: Tobacco and armful alcohol consumption among students in medical and non-medical universities is low. Reported physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are high. We suggest broader communication strategies targeting university students in medical and non-medical programmes on dangers of NCDs and awareness of their modifiable risk factors.

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“…students from Canada (21) , Chile (22) , Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia (23) , Nigeria (24) , and Europe in general (25) .…”

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Influence of tobacco, alcohol consumption, eating habits and physical activity in nursing students

Rodríguez-Muñoz

Carmona‐Torres

Rodríguez‐Borrego

2020

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: to determine the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, eating habits, and physical activity among nursing students and to detect whether being a nursing student is a protective factor against these habits. Method: a questionnaire was used to collect information on age, academic year, sex, alcohol and tobacco consumption, physical activity, and healthy eating. An information sheet and informed consent form were given. The sample was composed of 264 students aged between 18-30 years from four academic years. Results: of the total sample, 15.5% smoked, 83.7% consumed alcoholic beverages and 97.2% consumed over the weekend. The total of 68.6% did not practice exercises and 70.5% needed changes in their diet. Conclusion: nursing students have high levels of alcohol consumption and low levels of smoking compared with other studies. The higher the academic year, the lower the age of onset of tobacco consumption. The number of men who exercised was higher, which is considered a protective factor against alcohol and tobacco consumption and is related to a healthy diet. Smoking has a negative influence on diet. The students needed to change their diet. Finally, being a nursing student is not considered a protective factor against alcohol and tobacco consumption, nor having good eating habits and exercising.

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Alcohol use among Nigerian university students: prevalence, correlates and frequency of use

Cited by 64 publications

References 46 publications

Assessment of alcoholic beverage addiction in Nigerian secondary school adolescents: a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire adapted from a validated WHO substance use questionnaire

Assessment of alcoholic beverage addiction in Nigerian secondary school adolescents: a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire adapted from a validated WHO substance use questionnaire

Modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases among medical and non-medical University students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A cross sectional study

Influence of tobacco, alcohol consumption, eating habits and physical activity in nursing students

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