Substance use and associated factors among Iranian university students: a meta-analysis

Armoon, Bahram; Eslamian, Ayoub; Sepahvand, Elham; Bayani, Azadeh; Ahounbar, Elaheh; Zarepour, Pardis; Pourjahani, Fatemeh; Mohammadi, Rasool

doi:10.1080/14659891.2021.1953165

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“…In a meta-analysis study on Iranian university students, the one-year prevalence was reported at 23% for alcohol use, 21% for cigarette smoking, and 14% for other substances. 4 …”

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“…3 In a meta-analysis study on the prevalence of substance use in Iranian university students, the prevalence of one-year use in three groups including alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and other substance use were reported at 23% (95% CI 8-39), 21% (95% CI 6-37), and 14% (95% CI 10-18), respectively. 4 In addition, the prevalence of substance use was reported 37.5% and 33% among the students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. 5…”

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Frequency of Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Substance Use in Relation to General Health Indicators in Guilan University of Medical Sciences

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Shokri,

Eslamdoust-Siahestalkhi

et al. 2023

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Background: The risk of substance use is increasing among university students, especially medical students. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of smoking, alcohol consumption, and substance use and its relationship with general health indicators among the students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS) in 2020. The differences in the frequency of substance use were also investigated from 2005. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted on 406 students of GUMS, Iran, in 2020. The data were collected through three online questionnaires including a demographic questionnaire, the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The data were entered into SPSS software version 22 and analyzed using Chi-square, Fisher’s Exact tests, and logistic regression at a significance level of 0.05. Findings: In this study, 53.9% of the participants were female, 46.1% were male, and 54.4% of them experienced using substances in their lifetime. The highest prevalence of use was in consumers of tobacco (46.8%), alcoholic beverages (34.7%), and cannabinoid compounds (19%). Besides, 48.5% of the participants were suspected of having some degree of psychiatric disorders, among which depression (11.6%) and anxiety (8.4%) were the most common. Moreover, substance use during students’ lifetime had a statistically significant association with anxiety, depression, and mental health. Conclusion: The results of this study showed the prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption, and substance use among the students of GUMS is worrying. The relationship between consumption and consumer’s health indicators highlights the necessity of intervention and purposeful planning by policymakers in this field.

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“…In a meta-analysis study on Iranian university students, the one-year prevalence was reported at 23% for alcohol use, 21% for cigarette smoking, and 14% for other substances. 4 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%