Prevalence and predictors of recreational drug use among medical and nursing students in Cameroon: a cross sectional analysis

Mbanga, Clarence; Efie, Derrick Tembi; Aroke, Desmond; Njim, Tsi

doi:10.1186/s13104-018-3631-z

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“…In the UK, research across seven universities, using the same questionnaire as in the current study, reported that regular IDU was significantly more likely among students with heavy episodic drinking or possible alcohol dependency [ 28 ]. Our findings support others where there was positive associations between heavy-drinking behaviour and ISU [ 33 , 107 ]; alcohol consumption was an independent predictor of recreational drug use among medical and nursing students in Cameroon (OR 5.08; 95% CI 1.54–16.73; P = 0.008) [ 108 ]; frequency of alcohol use predicted illicit drug experience among college students in Turkey [ 109 ]; and alcohol use was associated with ever IDU [ 102 ].…”

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Prevalence and Socio-Demographic, Academic, Health and Lifestyle Predictors of Illicit Drug/s Use among University Undergraduate Students in Finland

Ansari

Salam

Suominen

2020

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Illicit drug/s use (IDU) among university students is a public health concern. We assessed the associations between socio-demographic, academic, and health and lifestyle characteristics (independent variables) and regular, occasional or never IDU (dependent variables). Data were collected across seven faculties (1177 students) at the University of Turku (Finland) via an online questionnaire. About 1.5% of the sample had regular IDU, 19% occasional IDU, and 79% never IDU. Independent predictors of ever (lifetime) IDU included males [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.82, P = 0.001], not living with parents (AOR 2.59, P < 0.001), singles (AOR 0.51, P < 0.001), lower religiosity (AOR 1.49, P = 0.022), better self-rated general health (AOR 0.41, P = 0.003), higher health awareness (AOR 1.93, P = 0.014), more depressive symptoms (AOR 1.82, P = 0.004), daily smokers (AOR 3.69, P < 0.001), heavy episodic drinking (AOR 2.38, P < 0.001) and possible alcohol dependency (AOR 2.55, P < 0.001). We observed no independent associations between ever IDU with age, study discipline, perceived stress or academic performance. The 20.5% ever IDU is concerning. The compelling independent predictors of ever IDU included not living with parents, lower religiosity, daily smokers, heavy episodic drinking and possible alcohol dependency (AOR range 2.38–3.69). Education and prevention need to emphasize the negative consequences to reinforce abstinence from IDU. Health promotion could focus on beliefs and expectations about IDU and target students at risk for successful efforts.

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Prevalence and Socio-Demographic, Academic, Health and Lifestyle Predictors of Illicit Drug/s Use among University Undergraduate Students in Finland

Ansari

Salam

Suominen

2020

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“…The proportion of study participants who completed all the three doses in this study is slightly higher than the finding from an institutional-based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia conducted among 423 respondents [ 9 ] who noted that 16.1% of the respondents had ever received HBV vaccination and 12.9% of the health workers had received all the three doses of HBV. Mbanga et al [ 10 ], in another study conducted in Cameroon that recruited 714 respondents, also found that 6.81% had attained complete vaccination against HBV.…”

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“…Similarly, a cross-section study conducted in South Africa among 400 respondents [ 11 ] also found that 55.7% of HCWs had received at least one dose of HBV vaccine, and 53 (15.4%) were fully vaccinated having received all the three doses of HB vaccine as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Mbanga et al [ 10 ] conducted a cross-sectional study in Cameroon among 714 respondents; they established that poor HBV vaccination uptake was attributed to worries and fear of side effects, as well as fear of being infected by the vaccine. This study among HCWs in South Sudan found that slightly more than half of the respondents accepted that they were at risk of HBV infection.…”

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Assessing Level of Knowledge and Uptake of Hepatitis B Vaccination among Health Care Workers at Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba City, South Sudan

Alege

Gulom

Ochom

et al. 2020

Advances in Preventive Medicine

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Background. Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) virus (HBV) infection remains a severe problem worldwide. An estimated 240–400 million persons are reported to have chronic HBV infection, and the annual mortality from HBV-related complications including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma was 600,000 persons. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the prevalence of HBV chronic infection is particularly high while in South Sudan, hepatitis B remains a serious problem of public health importance with health care workers being more at greater risk. Vaccination coverage against HBV is low among all age groups, yet vaccination status among health care workers is not even known in South Sudan. This study aimed at assessing viral hepatitis B vaccination uptake among health care workers at Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba City, South Sudan. Objective. To assess the uptake of viral hepatitis B vaccination among health care workers in Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba City, South Sudan. Methods. An analytical cross-sectional study design was conducted targeting 154 health workers. A convenient sampling procedure was used to recruit study participants. Questionnaires were used to collect data. SPSS version 20.0 was used for data analysis. Chi-square tests were used to determine the association between the uptake of hepatitis B vaccination and individual and health facility factors. Multivariable analysis was conducted. Adjusted OR was used to interpret the findings. Results. Uptake of hepatitis B vaccination was found to be low at 44.20%, only 48.8% had received one dose, 29.1% received two doses, and 22.1% had received all three doses. Being married ( p ≤ 0.008 ), knowing that hepatitis B can be prevented by vaccination ( p ≤ 0.001 ), knowing that HBV can be got through unprotected sexual intercourse ( p ≤ 0.001 ), awareness of where to get hepatitis B vaccination from ( p ≤ 0.001 ), availability of vaccines in the health facility ( p ≤ 0.027 ), and availability of guidelines followed by all health workers in this facility ( p ≤ 0.006 ) were the factors independently associated with the uptake of hepatitis B vaccination. Conclusion. The uptake of hepatitis B vaccination among health workers at Juba Teaching Hospital was low (22.1%), putting health workers at great risk of HBV infection. Having knowledge about hepatitis B vaccination and unprotected sexual intercourse were individual factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination. Availability of the vaccine and vaccination guidelines were the health-related factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination. The government of South Sudan through the Ministry of Health should first track approval of the viral hepatitis B vaccination policy and ensure that it is adopted and implemented by all hospitals. Health care workers must be prioritized and mandatorily vaccinated against viral hepatitis B.

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“…Recreational drug use was also found to be independently associated with burnout syndrome, with students who used recreational drugs like marijuana and tramadol having higher burnout scores on the OLBI burnout scale. This is a unique and interesting finding, but it is uncertain whether recreational drug use directly results in students becoming more burned out or if students who are already underperforming and are experiencing high levels of stress turn to recreational drug use as a source of comfort [32]. This association has to be explored more in prospective study designs.…”

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Burnout Syndrome amongst Medical Students in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Determinants in Preclinical and Clinical Students

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Background Due to a series of recognised psychological stressors in the traditional path of medical studies, medical students are prone to experience burnout syndrome. Objective This study aimed to determine the predictors of burnout syndrome amongst medical students in Cameroon. Methods This was a cross-sectional study which recruited 413 medical students consecutively after sampling three of the five medical schools in Cameroon using a random sequence generator. Data were collected via a printed self-administered questionnaire from consenting participants assessing burnout syndrome using the OLdenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI). Data was analysed using Stata version 12 and p value significance was set at 95%. Multivariable linear regression was used to identify independent determinants of burnout syndrome. Results An alpha Cronbach coefficient of 0.74 showed that the OLBI assessed the same underlying construct of burnout syndrome in this population. The results of the multiple linear regression showed that five predictors explained 35.0% of the variance (R2= 35.0, F(9, 184) = 10.99, p <0.001). It was found that marital status significantly predicted burnout (Beta: 4.82, p value: 0.024), as well as relationship difficulties (Beta: 3.17, p value <0.001), cumulative GPA (Beta: -2.15, p value: 0.006), regretting the choice of medical studies (Beta: 7.85, p value <0.001), and recreational drug use (Beta: 6.99, p value: 0.005). Conclusion Early detection of burnout in medical students in Cameroon could be done by identifying and addressing the potential determinants. The institution of preventive measures against burnout syndrome in medical schools in Cameroon is warranted to decrease the morbidity associated with the condition.

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Prevalence and predictors of recreational drug use among medical and nursing students in Cameroon: a cross sectional analysis

Cited by 27 publications

References 22 publications

Prevalence and Socio-Demographic, Academic, Health and Lifestyle Predictors of Illicit Drug/s Use among University Undergraduate Students in Finland

Prevalence and Socio-Demographic, Academic, Health and Lifestyle Predictors of Illicit Drug/s Use among University Undergraduate Students in Finland

Assessing Level of Knowledge and Uptake of Hepatitis B Vaccination among Health Care Workers at Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba City, South Sudan

Burnout Syndrome amongst Medical Students in Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Determinants in Preclinical and Clinical Students

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