Drug use among students of Tanta University: prevalence and correlates.

Drug use among university students have major health risks and economic losses. It poses great threat to social, economic, political, and security of societies. To identify the prevalence of drug use among Tanta University students and some determinants and problems associated with it. A representat...

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Publicado en:Journal of Substance Use Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 38 - 45
Autores principales: Kabbash, Ibrahim Ali, Zidan, Omar Omar, Younis, Eman Ali
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2024
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          Kabbash, Ibrahim Ali
          Zidan, Omar Omar
          Younis, Eman Ali
        affil: Public Health & Community Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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          Substance Abuse Epidemiology
          Students, College Psychosocial Factors
          Students, Undergraduate Psychosocial Factors
          Substance Abuse Risk Factors
          Risk Assessment
          Human
          Egypt
          Prevalence
          Descriptive Statistics
          Antianxiety Agents
          Cannabis
          Tramadol
          Smoking
          Alcohol Abuse
          Sex Factors
          Students, Medical
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Power Analysis
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          Confidence Intervals
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          Young Adult
          Male
          Female
          Analgesics, Opioid
          Amphetamines
          Hallucinogens
          Heroin
          Cannabinoids
          Narcotics
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          Academic Achievement
          Unsafe Sex
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      ab: Drug use among university students have major health risks and economic losses. It poses great threat to social, economic, political, and security of societies. To identify the prevalence of drug use among Tanta University students and some determinants and problems associated with it. A representative sample of 7445 students from all faculties of Tanta University were recruited to fill in a pre-structured questionnaire sheet including data related to drug use and problems associated with it. The most commonly used substance tranquilizers during lifetime represented 8.4% while hashish was reported by 4.5%, bhang by 1.6% and Tramadol by 3%. Concerning current use, tobacco smoking was reported by 12.1% of males and 0.8% of females with a total prevalence of 4.9%. Concerning the current drug used, the first ranked were tranquilizers (3.3%), followed by hashish (1.9%) then alcohol (1.8%). Theoretical faculties showed higher prevalence of drug use compared to medical and practical ones except for tranquilizers which were significantly higher in medical faculties. Tobacco is the most commonly used substance followed by tranquilizers besides alcohol and cannabis. Male students use drugs more than females. Preventive services should be directed toward university students to combat these phenomena.
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