Determinants of Alcohol Consumption among Medical Students: Results from POLLEK Cohort Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 18(11)2021 05 30.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1266727
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The use of alcohol is a serious public health concern all over the world, especially among young people, including students. Medical students are often exposed to higher levels of distress, which may lead to a higher prevalence of psychoactive substance use and psychiatric co-morbidities. Alcohol abuse can be one of the detrimental methods of coping with distress. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of alcohol use among medical students in Poland.METHODS:
We analyzed data from the POLLEK cohort study on alcohol consumption and possible influencing factors.RESULTS:
Among the 540 students included, 167 (30.9%) were hazardous drinkers (HAZ) according to the AUDIT test. The main identified risk factors of hazardous/harmful drinking were male gender and smoking cigarettes.CONCLUSIONS:
Given the fairly widespread alcohol abuse among medical students, it is necessary to implement screening (and intervention in the next stage) programs in these groups.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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Alcoholism
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph18115872
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