Brems Christiane, Johnson Mark E, Metzger Jesse S, Dewane Sarah L
J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2014;21(2):e159-66. Epub 2014 May 10.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) are the leading known preventable birth defects in North America. Knowledge surveys about FASD have been conducted with various health and allied healthcare providers and have proven useful in identifying gaps in knowledge and differences among provider groups to support prevention efforts. To date, no research has been conducted exploring FASD knowledge among college students.
This study explored FASD knowledge in a sample of college students, a group at particularly high risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Findings are compared to professionals in several healthcare and affiliated professional groups who were previously surveyed with the same FASD-related items.
Surveys from 1,035 college students at a northwestern university were analyzed. Included with the ACHA-National College Health Assessment II were questions regarding FASD. College students' knowledge was compared with that of professionals in key healthcare and affiliated positions to define their relative awareness of FASD risk.
Overall, findings revealed adequate FASD knowledge among college students. Although minor differences emerged when comparing students and professionals' responses, most respondent groups answered with an 85% accuracy rate or higher.
College students demonstrated adequate knowledgeable about FASD. Future research must explore whether such knowledge translates into lower risk behavior and consequent reduction in alcohol-exposed pregnancies.
胎儿酒精谱系障碍（FASDs）是北美已知的最主要可预防的出生缺陷。针对各种健康及相关医疗保健提供者开展了关于FASD的知识调查，结果证明这些调查有助于发现知识差距以及不同提供者群体之间的差异，以支持预防工作。迄今为止，尚未开展过探索大学生对FASD了解情况的研究。
本研究在大学生样本中探索FASD知识，大学生群体是酒精暴露妊娠的特别高危人群。将研究结果与之前接受相同FASD相关项目调查的几个医疗保健及附属专业群体的专业人员进行比较。
对西北大学1035名大学生的调查进行了分析。《美国大学健康协会-全国大学生健康评估II》包含了关于FASD的问题。将大学生的知识与关键医疗保健及附属岗位专业人员的知识进行比较，以确定他们对FASD风险的相对认知程度。
总体而言，研究结果显示大学生对FASD有足够的了解。虽然在比较学生和专业人员的回答时出现了细微差异，但大多数受访者群体的回答准确率达到85%或更高。
大学生对FASD表现出足够的了解。未来的研究必须探索这种知识是否能转化为较低的风险行为，并进而减少酒精暴露妊娠的情况。
