Patterns of Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Use and Other Substance Use Among Chinese University Students in Hong Kong

Abdullah, Abu S.; Fielding, Richard; Hedley, Anthony J.

doi:10.1080/10550490290088018

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“…Risk markers for potential high risk sexual behaviours such as alcohol and tobacco use, but not illicit drug use, are more prevalent among the Chinese than the non-Chinese population (Cappon et al, 1996;Abdullah et al, 2002a). In this study, increasing alcohol use is associated with no increase in risk taking among non-Chinese, but among Chinese is a marker for significantly higher risk.…”

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Narrowing sexual behavioural differences between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in Hong Kong: Implications for sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission

2006

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Information on sexual networking between different ethnic groups, in particular between Chinese and non-Chinese, is scarce. This study compared patterns of sexual behaviour and determinants of unsafe sexual behaviours amongst the Chinese and non-Chinese residents of Hong Kong. Of the 2,060 respondents (2060/4157; 50% response rate), 73% identified themselves as being ethnic Chinese. Overall, having a non-regular partner was more common amongst the non-Chinese (36%) than the Chinese (17%) respondents. Chinese people who were at increased risk of having had sex with a non-regular partner included social hygiene clinic attendees and airport travellers, males and ever smokers. For non-Chinese this was inconsistent condom use and being aged 18-45. Predictors of inconsistent condom use for Chinese included being aged 18-45, never having been married, and having had sex with non-regular partners; for non-Chinese the predictors were being aged 18-45, having had sex with non-regular partners and being unafraid of AIDS. We conclude that there are similarities and differences in sexual risk-taking behaviours between Chinese and non-Chinese residents in Hong Kong. To maximize potential public health benefits, behavioural interventions should be designed to address the different risk profiles of Chinese and non-Chinese populations separately.

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Narrowing sexual behavioural differences between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in Hong Kong: Implications for sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission

2006

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“…We found that there were no significant relationships between social background and the substance use of university students, findings concurrent with several other studies. 3,4,9,10,14,15,16 There may be some underestimation of the prevalence of substance use as a result of the absentees being omitted from the student population and possibly some incorrect answers about personal substance use because this is illegal in Turkey. As any other targeted study, there are limitations about the representativeness of the sample of the present study, but while the prevalence indicators of substance use may vary in other universities in Turkey, the factors associated to substance use are unlikely to differ, and this is the first large-scale multicenter university survey which investigated correlates of substance use problems.…”

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Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of substance use in a university-student sample in Turkey

İlhan

Yildirim

Demi̇rbaş

et al. 2009

Int J Public Health

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“…University students constitute a high risk group regarding the adoption of risky behavior, such as smoking and illicit substance use [5, 6]. University students are prone to risk-taking behavior, which has been associated with the underdevelopment of the orbital-frontal cortex [7].…”

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Tobacco Use among University Students of Jazan Region: Gender Differences and Associated Factors

Mahfouz

Alsanosy

Gaffar

et al. 2014

BioMed Research International

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Objectives. The main objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of tobacco use and behavioral patterns among undergraduate students at higher education institutions in the Jazan Region of Saudi Arabia during the 2011-2012 academic year and to investigate factors that contribute to tobacco use by gender. Methods. A cross-sectional study of 4100 undergraduate students was conducted. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the extent and pattern of tobacco consumption and factors associated with tobacco use. Results. Current smokers accounted for 16.8% (95% CI: 15.6–18.1) of the population sampled; 25.6% (95% CI: 23.8–27.5) of males were current smokers, whereas only 4.6% (95% CI: 3.6–5.8) of females were current smokers (P = 0.000). Multivariate analysis revealed that the most important variables explaining tobacco use among study participants were the use of khat (OR = 14.05; P = 0.000), smoking status of friends (OR = 2.25; P = 0.000), and substance use by friends (OR = 1.81; P = 0.001). Conclusions. The results demonstrated that khat use was the main predictor for smoking in Jazan for both males and females. Interventions should be designed to reduce the use of tobacco among university students.

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Patterns of Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Use and Other Substance Use Among Chinese University Students in Hong Kong

Cited by 42 publications

References 32 publications

Narrowing sexual behavioural differences between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in Hong Kong: Implications for sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission

Narrowing sexual behavioural differences between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in Hong Kong: Implications for sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmission

Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of substance use in a university-student sample in Turkey

Tobacco Use among University Students of Jazan Region: Gender Differences and Associated Factors

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