TY - JOUR
T1 - Problem alcohol use and associated factors in a sample of university students in South Africa
AU - Pengpid, Supa
AU - Peltzer, Karl
AU - Van Der Heever, Hendry
N1 - Funding Information:
The sudy was funded by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC) through the Flemish Interuniversity council (VLIR-UOS).
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of alcohol use and associated factors in a sample of university students in South Africa. Undergraduate students were recruited conveniently from public campus venues. The sample included 722 university students (57.6% men and 42.4% women), with a mean age of 21.7 years (SD=8.8). Overall 22.2% of the university students were hazardous or harmful alcohol users, 32.2% among men and 8.5% among women. In multivariable analysis among men higher drinking norms, weak beliefs in the importance of limiting alcohol, current cannabis use and poorer subjective health status, and among women higher drinking norms, weak beliefs in the importance of limiting alcohol and current cannabis use were associated with hazardous or harmful alcohol use. High rates of hazardous or harmful use was found and various factors identified that can be used to guide interventions to reduce problem drinking among university students.
AB - The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of alcohol use and associated factors in a sample of university students in South Africa. Undergraduate students were recruited conveniently from public campus venues. The sample included 722 university students (57.6% men and 42.4% women), with a mean age of 21.7 years (SD=8.8). Overall 22.2% of the university students were hazardous or harmful alcohol users, 32.2% among men and 8.5% among women. In multivariable analysis among men higher drinking norms, weak beliefs in the importance of limiting alcohol, current cannabis use and poorer subjective health status, and among women higher drinking norms, weak beliefs in the importance of limiting alcohol and current cannabis use were associated with hazardous or harmful alcohol use. High rates of hazardous or harmful use was found and various factors identified that can be used to guide interventions to reduce problem drinking among university students.
KW - Alcohol use
KW - Hazardous or harmful drinking
KW - South Africa
KW - Young adults
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U2 - 10.1080/14330237.2013.10820620
DO - 10.1080/14330237.2013.10820620
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903131528
SN - 1433-0237
VL - 23
SP - 243
EP - 249
JO - Journal of Psychology in Africa
JF - Journal of Psychology in Africa
IS - 2
ER -